Birth of Japan (1959)

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Toshio Yasumi, Ryuzo Kikushima Based on Kojiki and Nihon Shoki Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Koji Tsuruta Cinematography Kazuo Yamada Release date 1 November 1959 (Japan) Running time 182 minutes