The Three Treasures
“A Spectacular Epic of the Love and Battles of Prince Yamato, A Legendary Hero of Old Japan.”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Edited by Kazuji TairaShot by Kazuo YamadaScored by Akira IfukubeDesigned by Kisaku Ito
Box Office
1959 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget
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$24.6M
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Toshiro Mifune
as Prince Yamato Takeru
Yoko Tsukasa
as Princess Oto Tachibana
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
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