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*''The Birth of Japan'' is [[Toho]]'s longest film featuring a [[kaiju]], with a runtime of just over three hours. | *''The Birth of Japan'' is [[Toho]]'s longest film featuring a [[kaiju]], with a runtime of just over three hours. | ||
*In [[1994]], ''The Birth of Japan'' was loosely remade by Toho as ''[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]''. | *In [[1994]], ''The Birth of Japan'' was loosely remade by Toho as ''[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]''. | ||
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The Birth of Japan (日本誕生 is a Nippon Tanjō, lit. Japan Birth)1959 tokusatsu kaiju name produced by Toho. Promoted as the studio's thousandth film, it was released to Japanese theaters on November 1, 1959.[2]
Plot
The Birth of Japan retells the story of the Yamata no Orochi legend, and features the great adventure of Susano as he fights the legendary serpent Orochi, in order to save the maidens of a village in the newly-formed Japanese country.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Written by Ryûzô Kikushima and Toshio Yasumi
- Executive producing by Katsutaro Kawakami
- Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto and Tomoyuki Tanaka
- 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 Hidesaburo Araki, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Akira Watanabe
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Toshirô Mifune as Prince Yamato Takeru
- Yôko Tsukasa as Princess Oto Tachibana
- Akihiko Hirata as Kibino Takehiko
- Kyôko 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
- Ganjirô Nakamura as Emperor
- Eijirô Tôno as Ootomo
- Jun Tazaki as Ootomo's Kurohiko
- Ken'ichi Enomoto as God of Yaoyorozu
- Hideyo Amamoto as Spectator at Gods' Dance
- Shizuko Muramatsu as Goddess Izanami
- Kichijirô 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
- Yû Fujiki as Okabi
- Ichirô Arishima as Gods of Yaoyorozu
- Jun'ichirô Mukai as Moroto
- Kôzô Nomura as Ootomo Makeri
- Hisaya Itô as Ootomo Kodate
- Kô Mishima as Yakumo
- Norihei Miki as Gods of Yaoyorozu
- Yoshio Kosugi as Inaba
- Keiju Kobayashi as God Amatsumaura
- Daisuke Katô as God Fudetama
- Hiroyuki Wakita as God Izanagi's son
- Kingorô Yanagiya as God of Omoikane
- Taro Asahiyo as God of Tachikara
- Kôji Tsuruta as Younger Kumaso
Appearances
Monsters
Gallery
- Main article: The Birth of Japan/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: The Birth of Japan (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Age of the Gods (Alternate Title)
- Japan Birth (Literal Japanese Title)
- Japan Is Born
- The Three Treasures (United States)
- The Three Treasures (Les Trois Trésors; France)
- Three Treasures (Tres Tesoros; Spain)
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - November 1, 1959 [view poster]
- United States - December 20, 1960 [view poster]
- Spain - 1972 [view poster]
- France [view poster]
Box Office
The Birth of Japan grossed ¥344,232,000 in Japan. It was Toho's highest earner in 1959, and second among Japanese films overall.[2]
Videos
Trivia
- This is the only film where Orochi resembles a serpent, as opposed to a dragon.
- The Birth of Japan is Toho's longest film featuring a kaiju, with a runtime of just over three hours.
- In 1994, The Birth of Japan was loosely remade by Toho as Yamato Takeru.
References
This is a list of references for The Three Treasures. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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