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The Three Treasures was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on November 1, 1959. [1] The film was Toho's most profitable film of the year and second highest grossing domestic film of 1959. [1] The film was released in the United States by Toho International Company with English-language subtitles on December 20, 1960. [1]
March 7 – Ichirō Hatoyama, politician and 35th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1883) April 30 – Kafū Nagai, author, playwright, essayist, and diarist (b. 1879) June 20 – Hitoshi Ashida, politician and 35th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1887) August 9 – Noboru Ishizaki, admiral (b. 1893)
The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjo) [2] Shown in Japan in 1959 as Nippon Tanjo (Birth of Japan) at 182 minutes; later released in the United States in December, 1960 as The Three Treasures, edited down to only 112 minutes; AKA Age of the Gods [2] Battle in Outer Space [16] AKA Uchū daisensō (Great War in Space) [16]
She is also known for her role as Azami in the 1959 epic The Birth of Japan. By the time she started working on A Bridge for Us Alone (1958), her second movie, her name had changed to Kumi Mizuno. Mizuno first worked with director Ishirō Honda in Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers in 1959.
The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjō), starring Toshiro Mifune – Black Orpheus, directed by Marcel Camus – winner of Palme d'Or, Golden Globe, Oscar and Bafta – (Brazil/France/Italy) Blessings of the Land (Biyaya ng lupa), starring Rosa Rosal – (Philippines) Breakout, starring Hazel Court
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Pages in category "1959 in Japan" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Birth of Japan (日本誕生, Nippon Tanjō), also called The Three Treasures (1959) Life of an Expert Swordsman (或る剣豪の生涯 Aru kengō no shōgai) (1959) The Story of Osaka Castle (大阪城物語 Ōsaka-jō monogatari) (1961) Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (忠臣蔵 花の巻 雪の巻) (1962) The Secret Sword (秘剣 ...