Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 日本誕生
- Release
- November 1, 1959
- Screen Time
- 3h 02min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & 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
Akira Kubo
Prince Iogi
Akira Takarada
Prince Wakatarashi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Emperor Keikō
Eijirō Tōno
Ootomo
