Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire 2004

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Documentary History

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.

Release Date 2004-05-26
Runtime 2h 45m
Directors Lyn Goldfarb, Michael Chin, Deborah Ann DeSnoo
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Writers Lyn Goldfarb, Joan Meyerson, Deborah Ann DeSnoo