All Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
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Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans—all were part of the Japanese “renaissance”; a period between the 16th and 19th Centuries when...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:PBS
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Season 1
8.1/1024 votesLoading...The Way of the Samurai
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2004
Tokugawa Ieyasu unifies Japan and establishes a dynasty that will rule Japan for over 250 years.
Director: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Writer: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Joan Meyerson
8.1/1023 votesLoading...The Will of the Shogun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/26/2004
The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan's warlords and expels all foreigners.
Director: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Writer: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Joan Meyerson
8.0/1019 votesLoading...The Return of the Barbarians
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/26/2004
Isolated from the West, 18th century Edo flourishes culturally and economically, becoming one of the liveliest cities in the world. But foreign forces are coming.
Director: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Writer: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Joan Meyerson