CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 2h 45m · NR

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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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.

Directed byDeborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 45m
Language
EN
Released
May 26, 2004

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Michael Auslin

Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

Herself - Otsuma Women's University

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Narrator

Michael Cooper

Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'

Luke S. Roberts

Himself - UC Santa Barbera

Creative team
Directed by
Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Lyn Goldfarb
Written by
Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Joan Meyerson

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