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	"The Three Treasures" can also refer to a collection of short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Ryunosuke Akutagawa ; was a Japanese List of Japanese authors active in Taisho period Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story", and is noted for his superb style and finely detailed stories that explore the darker side of human nature.... , The Three Treasures (1951). , also called *The Three Treasures, is a 1959 Japan Japan Japan* is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.... ese tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese language word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and Japanese television drama that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects.... fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of Plot , Theme , and/or Setting . Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three .... epic film Epic film An epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale. They are more ambitious in scope than other genres which helps to differentiate them from similar genres such as the period piece or adventure film.... . Telling the story of the creation of Japan according to Japanese mythology Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon alone consists of an uncountable number of kami .... , specifically the Shinto Shinto is the former state religion of Japan and remains the most common name for the nation's non-Buddhist ethnic religion practices. It was formed from disparate local mythologies, beginning with the Kojiki of 712, into an imperial cult called State Shinto that solidified in the Meiji period.... religion, it is considered Japan's answer to The Ten Commandments. Produced by legendary studio Toho Toho is a large Japanese independent film studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.... , the film was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Awards-winning Samurai Trilogy, which he directed. Before becoming a director and screenwriter, Inagaki was a child actor.... , with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya was the Japanese special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, including the Godzilla series.... and the musical score by Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube was a Japanese composer of European classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho.... . Heading the huge all-star All-star All-star is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment.... cast is Toshiro Mifune Toshiro Mifune Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese people actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in films such as Rashomon , Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo .... as the god Susanoo Susanoo is the Shinto god of the sea and storms.... and Koji Tsuruta Koji Tsuruta was a Japanese_people actor who appeared in almost 260 feature films. Tsuruta was known to a lot of people as Toshiro Mifune's rival. Tsuruta was a singer as well.... as younger brother of Kumaso Takeru. One of the film's highlights is Mifune's Susanoo fighting the ominous eight-headed dragon Dragon File:Ukiyo-e dragon 2.jpgThe dragon is a legendary creature with serpentine shape or otherwise reptilian traits that features in the mythology of many cultures.... , Orochi Orochi *Yamata no Orochi* or *Orochi, translated as the Eight-Forked Serpent* in English language, is a legendary 8-headed and 8-tailed Japanese dragon that was slain by the Shinto sea-god Susanoo.... , one of the most ferocious monsters in Japanese myth. The "Three Treasures" referred to are the Imperial Regalia of Japan Imperial Regalia of Japan The , also known as the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, consist of the sword, Kusanagi , the gemstone or necklace of jewels, Magatama#Yasakani no Magatama , and the mirror Yata no kagami .... . The film was remade in 1994 as Yamato Takeru Yamato Takeru (film) *Yamato Takeru* is a 1994 Japanese film. The film produced by Toho. The film was released in Japan on July 9 1994.... , which was released in the English-speaking English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... countries as Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon. Footnotes External links