The Lucky General
1962, Japanese. Directed by Kō Nakahira.
The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who indulged in gambling with his henchmen all day, he was running his business and hitting him with a taxi turned out to be a trifle for him. A unique work, filled with tears and laughter, praising the beautiful human love that blooms at the bottom of life, focused on the genius “General” who lives in the troubled city of Kamagasaki.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 August 1962
- Original title
- 当りや大将
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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The Lucky General runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Lucky General isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 August 1962. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Lucky General?
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Who directed The Lucky General?
The Lucky General (1962) was directed by Kō Nakahira and stars Hiroyuki Nagato, Yukiko Todoroki, Yoshitaka Zushi.