The Three Treasures - 1959

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.

182min
1959
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Toshirō Mifune profile pictureToshirō MifunePrince Yamato Takeru
Takashi Shimura profile pictureTakashi ShimuraElder Kumaso
Setsuko Hara profile pictureSetsuko HaraAmaterasu, the Sun Goddess
Kinuyo Tanaka profile pictureKinuyo TanakaPrincess Yamato
Yōko Tsukasa profile pictureYōko TsukasaPrincess Oto Tachibana
Kyōko Kagawa profile pictureKyōko KagawaPrincess Miyazu
Misa Uehara profile pictureMisa UeharaPrincess Kushinada
Akira Takarada profile pictureAkira TakaradaPrince Wakatarashi
Ganjirô Nakamura II profile pictureGanjirô Nakamura IIEmperor Keikō
Jun Tazaki profile pictureJun TazakiOotomo's Kurohiko
Kenichi Enomoto profile pictureKenichi EnomotoGod of Yaoyorozu
Hideyo Amamoto profile pictureHideyo AmamotoSpectator at Gods' Dance
Akihiko Hirata profile pictureAkihiko HirataKibino Takehiko
Kichijirô Ueda profile pictureKichijirô UedaKume's yahara
Minosuke Yamada profile pictureMinosuke YamadaOkuri of Kunizo
Nobuko Otowa profile pictureNobuko OtowaGoddess of Anenouzume
Ikio Sawamura profile pictureIkio SawamuraGods of Yaoyorozu
Hajime Izu profile pictureHajime IzuPrince Oousu
Bokuzen Hidari profile pictureBokuzen HidariGod Amenominaka

About The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures Overview

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.

Runtime: 182min

Extra details

Original Title: 日本誕生
Original Language: Japanese
Revenue: $3,000,000.00
Directed By: Hiroshi Inagaki
Production Companies
Toho