Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004)

Directed by Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb

Documentary, History · 2h 45m

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

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

Crew

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

Details

Release date
2004-05-26
Runtime
2h 45m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America