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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

★ 9.5/10 · 2 votes 2004 2h 45m Released

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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.

Cast

M Michael Auslin Himself - Nikko Toshogu Sh B Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey Herself - Otsuma Women's U Richard Chamberlain Narrator M Michael Cooper Himself - Former Editor, ' L Luke S. Roberts Himself - UC Santa Barbera