Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004)

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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.

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Michael Auslin
as Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey
as Herself - Otsuma Women's University

Richard Chamberlain
as Narrator

Michael Cooper
as Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'

Luke S. Roberts
as Himself - UC Santa Barbera

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Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Director

Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Writer

Lyn Goldfarb
Director

Lyn Goldfarb
Writer

Joan Meyerson
Writer

Michael Chin
Director of Photography

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