The Three Treasures
movie
The Birth of Japan!
Released November 01, 1959
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as
Prince Yamato Takeru
Takashi Shimura
as
Elder Kumaso
Setsuko Hara
as
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
Kinuyo Tanaka
as
Princess Yamato
Yōko Tsukasa
as
Princess Oto Tachibana
Kyōko Kagawa
as
Princess Miyazu
Kumi Mizuno
as
Azami
Misa Uehara
as
Princess Kushinada
Akira Kubo
as
Prince Iogi
Akira Takarada
as
Prince Wakatarashi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as
Emperor Keikō
Eijirō Tōno
as
Ootomo
Crew
Ryuzo Kikushima
as
Writer
Hiroshi Inagaki
as
Director
Toshio Yasumi
as
Writer
Eiji Tsuburaya
as
Special Effects
Akira Watanabe
as
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
as
Visual Effects
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Teruo Maru
as
Assistant Director
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Sanezumi Fujimoto
as
Producer
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Kisaku Ito
as
Production Design
Tomoyuki Tanaka
as
Producer
Akira Watanabe
as
Art Direction
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Katsutaro Kawakami
as
Executive Producer