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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004)

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2004, May 26
Directors: Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Auslin, Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, Luke S. Roberts

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

samurai japan feudal japan edo period miniseries