The Three Treasures
1959, Japanese. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.
A Spectacular Epic of the Love and Battles of Prince Yamato, A Legendary Hero of Old 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.
- Runtime
- 3h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Hiroshi InagakiDirector
- Toshirō MifunePrince Yamato Takeru
- Takashi ShimuraElder Kumaso
- Setsuko HaraAmaterasu, the Sun Goddess
- Kinuyo TanakaPrincess Yamato
- Yōko TsukasaPrincess Oto Tachibana
- Kyōko KagawaPrincess Miyazu
- Kumi MizunoAzami
- Misa UeharaPrincess Kushinada
- Akira KuboPrince Iogi
- Akira TakaradaPrince Wakatarashi
- Ganjirō Nakamura IIEmperor Keikō
- Eijirō TōnoOotomo
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1959
- Original title
- 日本誕生
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryuzo Kikushima, Toshio Yasumi
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $25M
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The Three Treasures runs 182 minutes (3h 2m).
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The Three Treasures isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1959. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Three Treasures, try Blade of the Immortal, DragonHeart, Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience.
Who directed The Three Treasures?
The Three Treasures (1959) was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and stars Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Setsuko Hara.