The General and His Empire of Joy (1977)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1977-02-11
Director: Ikuo Sekimoto
Writers: Yozo Tanaka
Language: Japanese
Stars: Maya Hiromi , Eiko Matsuda , Masaru Shiga , Kantarô Suga , Tokuko Watanabe
Runtime: 81 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Die Frauen des Shogun , Ôoku ukiyo-buro , 大奥浮世風呂 (Japan) , El general y el imperio de los sentidos (Spain) , The General and His Decadent Empire (Japan) , The General and His Empire of Joy (United States of America) , Concubine's Palace , O Império do Desejo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The General and His Empire of Joy (United Kingdom) , El general y su imperio de los sentidos (Spain) , The General and His Empire of Joy , O Império dos Sentidos 2 (Brazil) , Ôoku ukiyo-buro (France, French Republic) , L'impero dei sensi n. 2 (Italy)
Plot: A samurai falls in love with a young virgin named Okoyo, but she is already marked for addition to the shogun's harem. Not to be deterred, he blackmails a pedophilic monk and gets into the palace through a secret passage.
IMDB:tt0223854