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The Birth of Japan (also known as The Three Treasures) is a 1959 toho fantasy film,Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.

## Plot

Japan: One thousand five or six hundred years ago, the era of Emperor Keiko. The chief vassal, Otomo Ken Niren, tried to exile Yamato from the former and later children, Koshimei, in the name of conquering Kumazo, in an attempt to put the younger belt of the emperor from the clan on the throne. Koshimei, who is heroic and has a strong reputation, is a bump above Otomo's eyes, but he will surely be killed if he heads for the brave Kumaso in the western country. However, life suddenly defeated the Kumaso brothers. Surprised by the strength of his life, Kumaso's younger brother Ken died, saying that you, the strongest in this country, would be named Yamato Takeru. Yamato Takeru made a triumphant return to the capital. The Ken-Hizure, which failed in the plan, tempted the emperor and turned Takashi to conquer the eastern country. Even Takashi, who does not doubt people, resented his father, the Emperor, who sent his brothers to battle without doing anything. I was sad to hear the peaceful and easy-going story of Amano-Iwato, told by the storyteller. However, a long time ago, Susanoo-no-Mikoto defeated the Yagi no Orochi from his aunt Yamatohime, who was the priest at Ise Jingu, and was given the famous sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi that came out of its tail as a gift from the emperor. .. However, the shrine maiden's younger brother, Tachibanahime, knew that this was not actually given by the emperor, but was the plan of Yamatohime. His younger brother, Tachibanahime, was in love with Takashi, and he also admired him, but it was the shrine maiden's disappointment that he should not fall in love with him. The honor that was on the way to the eastern expedition is invincible strength. When I came to Owari no Kuni, I was invited by my daughter, Princess Miyazu. The princess tried to relieve her resentment against Takashi, who harms the country on behalf of her sick father, but her hatred disappeared from the beauty of her heart, and she was jealous of her younger brother, Tachibanahime, who took care of her. I started to look at it. The army of Takashi with his younger brother Tachibana arrived in Sagami Province. Kuni-no-Miyatsu Otomo Kurohiko was waiting to be used by the Kennichiren to avenge his honor. He took Takashi to the field of Yaizu and set fire from all sides. However, Takashi avoided the difficulty of wiping the grass with Murakumo's sword. Takashi, who came to Hashirimizu, realized that the Otomo clan had conspired and that even his father, the Emperor, was trying to kill himself, and decided to return to Yamato, knowing the meaninglessness of Tosei. However, at this time, the fleet of Kakumorison was about to be swallowed by the waves. Maybe God got angry at the shrine maiden who shouldn't fall in love I jumped into it. The turbulence subsided. Takashi, who was approaching the country of Yamato, was welcomed by a large army of the Kennichiren. Many were out of control, and Takashi died. When a swan, the incarnation of Takashi, saw the mountain over the mountain, the mountain smoked and lava swept away the army of Otomo. When the swan turned around Yamatohime-no-Yakata, he flew away to Takamagahara, where Izanagi and Izanami Mimei, who built this country long ago.

## Cast

* + Toshiro Mifune   as   Prince Yamato Takeru / Susano
	+ Yoko Tsukasa   as   Princess Ototachibana
	+ Akihiko Hirata   as   Kibino Takehiko
	+ Kyoko Kagawa   as   Princess Miyazu
	+ Takashi Shimura   as   Elder Kumaso
	+ Setsuko Hara   as   Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
	+ Kumi Mizuno   as   Azami
	+ Misa Uehara   as   Princess Kushinada
	+ Kinuyo Tanaka   as   Princess Yamato
	+ Akira Kubo   as   Prince Iogi
	+ Akira Takarada   as   Prince Wakatarashi
	+ Ganjiro Nakamura   as   Emperor
	+ Eijiro Tono   as   Otomo
	+ Jun Tazaki   as   Otomo's Kurohiko
	+ Kenichi Enomoto   as   God of Yaoyorozu
	+ Hideyo Amamoto   as   Spectator at Gods' Dance
	+ Keiko Muramatsu   as   Goddess Izanami
	+ Kichijiro Ueda   as   Kume's yahara
	+ Akira Sera   as   Anazuchi
	+ Minosuke Yamada   as   Okuri of Kunizo
	+ Michiyo Tamaki   as   Ehime
	+ Haruko Sugimura   as   Narrator
	+ Kakuko Murata   as   Obaki's mother
	+ Chieko Nakakita   as   Tenazuchi
	+ Nobuko Otowa   as   Goddess of Anenouzume
	+ Ikio Sawamura   as   Gods of Yaoyorozu
	+ Hajime Izu   as   Prince Oousu
	+ Bokuzen Hidari   as   God Amenominaka
	+ Yu Fujiki   as   Okabi
	+ Ichiro Arishima   as   Gods of Yaoyorozu
	+ Junichiro Murai   as   Moroto
	+ Kozo Nomura   as   Ootomo Makeri
	+ Hisaya Ito   as   Ootomo Kodate
	+ Ko Mishima   as   Yakumo
	+ Norihei Miki   as   Gods of Yaoyorozu
	+ Yoshio Kosugi   as   Inaba
	+ Keiju Kobayashi   as   God Amatsumaura
	+ Daisuke Kato   as   God Fudetama
	+ Hiroyuki Wakita   as   God Izanagi's son
	+ Kingoro Yanagiya   as   God of Omoikane
	+ Taro Asashio   as   God of Tachikara
	+ Koji Tsuruta   as   Younger Kumaso

## Staff

* Directed by   Hiroshi Inagaki
* Written by   Ryuzo Kikushima and Toshio Yasumi
* Produced by   Sanezumi Fujimoto and Tomoyuki Tanaka
* Executive producing by   Katsutaro Kawakami
* Music by   Akira Ifukube
* Cinematography by   Kazuo Yamada
* Edited by   Kazuji Taira
* Production design by   Kisaku Ito and Hiroshi Ueda
* Assistant directing by   Teruo Maru
* Special effects by   Shuzaburo Araki, Sadamasa Arikawa, Akira Watanabe, Kuichiro Kishida, and Eiji Tsuburaya

## Titles

* The Great Birth of Japan (Original Japanese title)
* Japan Birth (translated Japanese title)
* Japan is Born (translated Japanese title)
* Age of the Gods (Japanese title)
* The Three Treasures (Spain title)

## Production

"Stuart Galbraith IV" described the film as a religious epic in the style of director Cecil B. DeMille that featured "virtually every star and bit player on the Toho lot".

## Release

The Three Treasures was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on November 1, 1959. The film was Toho's most profitable film of the year and second highest grossing domestic film of 1959.

### U.S. release

The Three Treasures was originally released in the United States by Toho International on December 20, 1960. The film's runtime was cut down to 112 minutes, and it was given English subtitles.

## Gallery

a original Japanese release poster.a original Japanese film poster.