The Three Treasures(Movie, 1959)

Name: The Three Treasures
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama
Released: 1959
Duration: T03:2:00
Rating: 2.6

Original title: "日本誕生" (Japanese/JA)

3h 2min | Genres: Fantasy, Action, Drama

Rating: 2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

The Three Treasures (日本誕生, Nippon Tanjō, lit. 'The Birth of Japan') is a 1959 Japanese epic religious fantasy film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Toho as their celebratory thousandth film, it was the most expensive Japanese film ever made upon its release and is based on the legends Kojiki and Nihon Shoki and the origins of Shinto. The film was the highest-grossing film of 1959 for Toho and the second highest grossing domestic production in Japan for the year. The film was shown in Japan in 1959 as Nippon Tanjo (The Birth of Japan) with a running time of 182 minutes, but it was released in the United States in December 1960 as The Three Treasures, edited down to only 112 minutes. It was also shown internationally under the title Age of the Gods. ()

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About The Three Treasures

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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Trailer for The Three Treasures + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Three Treasures Japanese Trailer(Trailer, 3:45)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Japan

Made by: Toho Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 11/01/1959

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Tsukasa, Akihiko Hirata

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto

Screenwriter: Ryūzō Kikushima

Director of Photography: Kazuo Yamada

Composer: Akira Ifukube

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Birth of Japan"

"Tres Tesoros"

"Nippon tanjô"

"Age of the Gods"

Keywords: 4th century, epic, emperor, prince

Revenue: 3,000,000 USD

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