The Three Treasures

A Spectacular Epic of the Love and Battles of Prince Yamato, A Legendary Hero of Old Japan.

The Three Treasures — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 1, 1959
• Runtime
• 182 min
• Genres
• Fantasy, Action, Drama
• Director
• Hiroshi Inagaki

The Three Treasures — 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