Year: 1959
Runtime: 182 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Set in fourth‑century Japan, the story follows Prince Ouso, heir apparent, whose ambitious vassal Otomo schemes to replace him with his stepbrother. Otomo sends Ouso on a deadly mission, but Ouso survives, returning as the legendary Prince Yamato Takeru. Unaware of divine favor, Otomo pushes the prince into ever greater peril, leading to an unexpected, mythic outcome that marks the birth of Shinto.
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