The Three Treasures
Seen it?1959 | 182 min | Fantasy, Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 2 min.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$25 million worldwide on a $18 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- 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