日本誕生 · 1959

The Three Treasures

«A Spectacular Epic of the Love and Battles of Prince Yamato, A Legendary Hero of Old Japan.»

Hiroshi Inagaki · 182 min · Japan

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.

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Budget

US$17,865,250

Worldwide revenue

US$24,599,153

Profit

US$6,733,903

Production companies

TOHO, Far East Laboratory, Tokyo Laboratory

Locations

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Setting

Japón

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Cast

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  Toshirō Mifune

  Prince Yamato Takeru

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  Takashi Shimura

  Elder Kumaso

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  Setsuko Hara

  Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess

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  Kinuyo Tanaka

  Princess Yamato

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  Yōko Tsukasa

  Princess Oto Tachibana

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  Kyōko Kagawa

  Princess Miyazu

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  Kumi Mizuno

  Azami

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  Misa Uehara

  Princess Kushinada