8.0/10(19)Loading...#1 - 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
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8.1/10(24)Loading...#2 - 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
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8.1/10(23)Loading...#3 - 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
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The Worst Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:PBS
Every episode of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire!
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...
Every episode of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire!
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...
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"The Return of the Barbarians" is the worst rated episode of "Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire". It scored 8/10 based on 19 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 scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Way of the Samurai".