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The General and His Empire of Joy

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, February 11 1977
47 years ago
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Portrait of Eiko MatsudaEiko MatsudaEiko Matsuda was 24 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Okoyo'.
Birthday: Sun, May 18 1952 –
Wed, Mar 09 2011
Portrait of Tokuko WatanabeTokuko WatanabeTokuko Watanabe was 27 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Kumemura'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 19 1949
Portrait of Hiromi MayaHiromi MayaHiromi Maya was 22 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Hatsuse'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 18 1954
Portrait of Yūsuke KazatoYūsuke KazatoYūsuke Kazato was 23 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Sat, Mar 21 1953
Portrait of Masataka IwaoMasataka IwaoMasataka Iwao was 34 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Sun, Dec 20 1942
Portrait of Ryumei AzumaRyumei AzumaRyumei Azuma was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Kikutaro'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira ShiojiAkira ShiojiAkira Shioji was 49 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Mon, Jan 09 1928 –
Sat, Oct 29 1994
Portrait of Rena UchimuraRena UchimuraRena Uchimura was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Nun'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mika KanekoMika KanekoMika Kaneko was 7 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Mon, Mar 03 1969
Portrait of Ryuji KatagiriRyuji KatagiriRyuji Katagiri was 29 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Thu, Aug 14 1947
Portrait of Takashi NoguchiTakashi NoguchiTakashi Noguchi was 38 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Tue, Oct 18 1938 –
Tue, Apr 28 2020
Portrait of Yoshinobu HiroseYoshinobu HiroseYoshinobu Hirose was 34 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Sat, Jan 02 1943
Portrait of Shunji SasakiShunji SasakiShunji Sasaki was 36 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Mon, Feb 10 1941
Portrait of Tsuyako OkajimaTsuyako OkajimaTsuyako Okajima was 68 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Sat, Jan 09 1909 –
Sat, Feb 04 1989
Portrait of Mie HayashiMie HayashiMie Hayashi was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kayoko TominagaKayoko TominagaKayoko Tominaga was 37 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Tue, May 16 1939
Portrait of Mieko HoshinoMieko HoshinoMieko Hoshino was 38 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Fri, Sep 02 1938
Portrait of Mitsuki ShimodaMitsuki ShimodaMitsuki Shimoda was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takaya ShimoyamaTakaya ShimoyamaTakaya Shimoyama was 32 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Sakakibara'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 21 1944
Portrait of Yukio MiyagiYukio MiyagiYukio Miyagi was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi HatanoHiroshi HatanoHiroshi Hatano was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Saotome'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yûko AsukaYûko AsukaYûko Asuka was 19 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Maid'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 26 1957 –
Thu, Dec 15 2011
Portrait of Junpei ArishimaJunpei ArishimaJunpei Arishima was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasumori HikitaYasumori HikitaYasumori Hikita was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koichi TamanoKoichi TamanoKoichi Tamano was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kantarō SugaKantarō SugaKantarō Suga was 42 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Tokugawa Ietsuna'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 12 1934 –
Wed, Mar 16 1994
Portrait of Aoi NakajimaAoi NakajimaAoi Nakajima was 31 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Tsuchiya Yuri'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 20 1945 –
Thu, May 16 1991
Portrait of Masaru ShigaMasaru ShigaMasaru Shiga was 35 in The General and His Empire of Joy
Birthday: Tue, Jan 13 1942 –
Fri, Apr 03 2020

Crew

Portrait of Ikuo SekimotoIkuo SekimotoIkuo Sekimoto was 34 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 18 1942
Portrait of Kenji TsukagoshiKenji TsukagoshiKenji Tsukagoshi was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yōzō TanakaYōzō TanakaYōzō Tanaka was 37 in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Writer'
Birthday: Wed, May 17 1939
Portrait of Takeo ArakiTakeo ArakiTakeo Araki was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hachiro AoyamaHachiro AoyamaHachiro Aoyama was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokuji WakagiTokuji WakagiTokuji Wakagi was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Manabu KakuhataManabu KakuhataManabu Kakuhata was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuo MoritaKazuo MoritaKazuo Morita was >> in The General and His Empire of Joy as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday