Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004)

9.5 May 26, 2004 2h 45m Released
DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Cast

  • Michael Auslin

    Michael Auslin

    Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine

  • Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

    Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

    Herself - Otsuma Women's University

  • Richard Chamberlain

    Richard Chamberlain

    Narrator

  • Michael Cooper

    Michael Cooper

    Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'

  • Luke S. Roberts

    Luke S. Roberts

    Himself - UC Santa Barbera

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