Overview

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.

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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