Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
Eiko Matsuda
Okoyo
Tokuko Watanabe
Kumemura
Hiromi Maya
Hatsuse
Yūsuke Kazato
Masataka Iwao
Ryumei Azuma
Kikutaro
Akira Shioji
Rena Uchimura
Nun
Mika Kaneko
Ryuji Katagiri
Takashi Noguchi
Yoshinobu Hirose
Frequently Asked Questions
The General and His Empire of Joy was released on February 11, 1977.
The runtime of The General and His Empire of Joy is 1h 21m.
The General and His Empire of Joy is a Drama movie.
The General and His Empire of Joy has a rating of 4.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
The General and His Empire of Joy is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The General and His Empire of Joy was directed by Ikuo Sekimoto.
The main cast of The General and His Empire of Joy includes Eiko Matsuda, Tokuko Watanabe, Hiromi Maya.
The General and His Empire of Joy is originally in Japanese.