Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

9.5 | 2004-05-26 | 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.

Featured Crew

Deborah Ann DeSnoo Director
Deborah Ann DeSnoo Writer
Lyn Goldfarb Director
Lyn Goldfarb Writer
Joan Meyerson Writer
Michael Chin Director of Photography

Cast

Michael Auslin
Michael Auslin
Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey
Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey
Herself - Otsuma Women's University
Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper
Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'
Luke S. Roberts
Luke S. Roberts
Himself - UC Santa Barbera

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