日本誕生 (1959)
"The Birth of Japan!"

Title: The Three Treasures
Original Title: 日本誕生
Release Date: 1959-11-01
Status: Released
Rating: 5.4/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: JA
Genres: Fantasy, Action, Drama
Production Companies: TOHO, Far East Laboratory, Tokyo Laboratory
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
Prince Yamato Takeru

Takashi Shimura
Elder Kumaso

Setsuko Hara
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess

Kinuyo Tanaka
Princess Yamato

Yōko Tsukasa
Princess Oto Tachibana

Kyōko Kagawa
Princess Miyazu

Kumi Mizuno
Azami

Misa Uehara
Princess Kushinada

Akira Kubo
Prince Iogi

Akira Takarada
Prince Wakatarashi