

The General and His Empire of Joy
Visit website4.5/10 • 3
1977-02-11 • 1h 21m
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.
- Directors
- Ikuo Sekimoto
- Writters
- Yōzō Tanaka
- Editors
- Yōzō Tanaka, Takeo Araki

The General and His Empire of Joy
Visit website1977-02-11 • 1h 21m
4.5/10 • 3
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.
- Directors
- Ikuo Sekimoto
- Writters
- Yōzō Tanaka
- Editors
- Yōzō Tanaka, Takeo Araki
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsEiko Matsuda
Okoyo
Tokuko Watanabe
Kumemura
Hiromi Maya
Hatsuse
Yūsuke Kazato
Masataka Iwao
Ryumei Azuma
Kikutaro
Akira Shioji
Rena Uchimura
Nun
Mika Kaneko
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