8.1/1024 votes#1 - 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 votes#2 - 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 votes#3 - 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
The Best Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire Season 1
Every episode of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Way of the Samurai" is the best rated episode of "Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo and written by Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Joan Meyerson, it aired on 5/26/2004. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Will of the Shogun".