The Three Treasures

日本誕生
1959 182 min Fantasy · Action · Drama

The Birth of Japan!

You inherit a throne you never wanted. The Emperor’s favorite son is sent east to die in a rigged battle, but a storm and a mythic blade spare him. The court dismisses the survivor as an impostor as he vanishes into legend, taunting those who plotted against him. Akira Kurosawa’s peer Hiroshi Inagaki leaves the politics to the sword and the wind.

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, Toshio Yasumi

Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Setsuko Hara, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yōko Tsukasa, Kyōko Kagawa

Moods slow burn

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