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.
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The General and His Empire of Joy Cast
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Character |
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Eiko Matsuda
She was 24, 58 years old when she died
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as Okoyo |
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Aoi Nakajima
She was 31, 45 years old when she died
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as Tsuchiya Yuri |
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Masataka Iwao
He was 34, now 81 years old
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Shunji Sasaki
He was 36, now 83 years old
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Akira Shioji
He was 49, 66 years old when he died
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Ryûji Katagiri
He was 29, now 76 years old
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Kantarō Suga
He was 42, 59 years old when he died
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as Tokugawa Ietsuna |
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Masaru Shiga
He was 35, now 82 years old
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Tokuko Watanabe
She was 27, now 74 years old
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as Kumemura |
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Tsuyako Okajima
She was 68, 80 years old when she died
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Rena Uchimura
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as Nun |
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Hiromi Maya
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as Hatsuse |
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Yûsuke Kazato
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The General and His Empire of Joy Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Yozo Tanaka as Writer. He was 37 (now 84) years old
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Writing |
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Hachiro Aoyama as Original Music Composer. |
Sound |
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Ikuo Sekimoto as Director. He was 34 (now 81) years old
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Directing |
