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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004, May 26
2h 45m
Japan blossomed into its Renaissance at approximately the same time as Europe. Unlike the West, it flourished not through conquest and exploration, but by fierce and defiant isolation. And the man at the heart of this empire was Tokugawa Ieyasu, a warlord who ruled with absolute control. This period is explored through myriad voices-- the Shogun, the Samurai, the Geisha, the poet, the peasant and the Westerner who glimpsed into this secret world.
Directed by
Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb
Written by
Joan Meyerson, Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb
Richard Chamberlain
Narrator
Michael Auslin
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