---
title: 'The Birth of Japan (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hiroshi Inagaki'
released: '1959-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birth-of-japan-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053117/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Birth of Japan (1959)

1959 · Fantasy · Japan

Original title: 日本誕生

## Synopsis

The Three Treasures  is a 1959 Japanese epic religious fantasy film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Toho as their celebratory thousandth film, it was the most expensive Japanese film produced at the time and is based on the legends Kojiki and Nihon Shoki and the origins of Shinto. The film was the highest-grossing film of 1959 for Toho and the second highest grossing domestic production in Japan for the year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hiroshi Inagaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-inagaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Ryūzō Kikushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuzo-kikushima)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Sanezumi Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/sanezumi-fujimoto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazuo Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-yamada)

## Cast

- [Yōko Tsukasa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-tsukasa)
- [Akihiko Hirata](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiko-hirata)
- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birth-of-japan-1959
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