Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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2004 · 165 min · NR · Documentary · History · TMDB 9.5/10

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.

Directed by Deborah Ann DeSnoo

Cast

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