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, also called ''The Three Treasures'', is a 1959 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy epic film. Telling the story of the creation of Japan according to Japanese mythology, specifically the Shinto religion, it is considered Japan's answer to ''The Ten Commandments''.〔(The Other Side of Toho )〕 Produced by legendary studio Toho, the film was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and the musical score by Akira Ifukube. Heading the huge all-star cast is Toshirō Mifune as the god Susanoo and Koji Tsuruta as younger brother of Kumaso Takeru. One of the film's highlights is Mifune's Susanoo fighting the ominous eight-headed dragon, Orochi, one of the most ferocious monsters in Japanese myth. The "Three Treasures" referred to are the Imperial Regalia of Japan. The film was remade in 1994 as ''Yamato Takeru'', which was released in the English-speaking countries as ''Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon''. ==References== * *(The Three Treasures ) at Toho Kingdom. * Ragone, August (2007, 2014) (''Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters'' ) San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-6078-9. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Birth of Japan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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