The Three Treasures

3h 2min

Fantasy

Action

Drama

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.

Production Companies

TOHO

Far East Laboratory

Tokyo Laboratory

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Prince Yamato Takeru
Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Elder Kumaso
Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Princess Yamato
Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Princess Oto Tachibana
Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Princess Miyazu
Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Princess Kushinada
Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Prince Iogi
Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Prince Wakatarashi
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Emperor Keikō
Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Ootomo's Kurohiko
Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

God of Yaoyorozu
Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Spectator at Gods' Dance
Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Kibino Takehiko
Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Kume's yahara
Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Anazuchi
Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Okuri of Kunizo
Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Goddess of Anenouzume
Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Gods of Yaoyorozu
Hajime Izu

Hajime Izu

Prince Oousu
Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

God Amenominaka

Release date

1st Nov 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語