The General and His Empire of JoyMovie
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.
About The General and His Empire of Joy
The General and His Empire of Joy is a 1977 drama movie directed by Ikuo Sekimoto.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 21m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Eiko Matsuda, Tokuko Watanabe, Hiromi Maya, Yūsuke Kazato. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
