The General and His Empire of Joy

The General and His Empire of Joy

ja
PG-13

4.5

February 1977

Drama

Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists. When he gets done with his latest escapade of banging a samurai's wife, he finds that his love Okoyo (Eiko Matsuda), has managed to be recruited as one of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna's (Kantaro Suga) concubines. While attempting to win her back, Zenjiro becomes involved in increasingly murderous palace intrigues.

Runtime:

1 hour 21 minutes

Status:

Released

Original Language:

ja

Budget:

N/A

Revenue:

N/A

Director:

Ikuo Sekimoto

Cast