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The General and His Empire of Joy

The General and His Empire of Joy

1977

3.6·1h 21m·Drama

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Synopsis

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 movie

Director
Ikuo Sekimoto
Rating
3.6/10
Genres
Drama
Runtime
1h 21m
Production
Japan

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