The General and His Empire of Joy fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Violent and tense
Emotionally reserved
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, society, and history
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Violent and tense
The General and His Empire of Joy is violent and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and dark humor.
Politics, society, and history
Its world is built around politics, society, and history.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52/100 (IMDb 5.8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and violence.
1 h 21 min
The General and His Empire of Joy runs 1 h 21 min.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
5.8
