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The General and His Empire of Joy (1977)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eiko MatsudaEiko MatsudaOkoyo
  • Photo of Tokuko WatanabeTokuko WatanabeKumemura
  • Photo of Hiromi MayaHiromi MayaHatsuse
  • Photo of Yūsuke KazatoYūsuke Kazato
  • Photo of Masataka IwaoMasataka Iwao
  • Photo of Ryumei AzumaRyumei AzumaKikutaro
  • Photo of Akira ShiojiAkira Shioji
  • Photo of Rena UchimuraRena UchimuraNun
  • Photo of Mika KanekoMika Kaneko
  • Photo of Ryuji KatagiriRyuji Katagiri

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