Drama · Japan · 1977 · 1h 21m

The General and His Empire of Joy

大奥浮世風呂

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Director
Ikuo Sekimoto
Cast
Eiko Matsuda as Okoyo Tokuko Watanabe as Kumemura Hiromi Maya as Hatsuse Yūsuke Kazato as Masataka Iwao as Ryumei Azuma as Kikutaro
Crew
Kenji Tsukagoshi — Director of Photography Takeo Araki — Editor Hachiro Aoyama — Original Music Composer Yōzō Tanaka — Writer
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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Ikuo Sekimoto Director Kenji Tsukagoshi Director of Photography Takeo Araki Editor Hachiro Aoyama Original Music Composer Yōzō Tanaka Writer
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