The General and His Empire of Joy
1977, Japanese. Directed by Ikuo Sekimoto.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 February 1977
- Original title
- 大奥浮世風呂
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yōzō Tanaka
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The General and His Empire of Joy runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The General and His Empire of Joy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 1977. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The General and His Empire of Joy?
The General and His Empire of Joy (1977) was directed by Ikuo Sekimoto and stars Eiko Matsuda, Tokuko Watanabe, Hiromi Maya.