Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michael Auslin

Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

Herself - Otsuma Women's University

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Richard Chamberlain

Narrator

Age : 90 | Popularity : 14%

Michael Cooper

Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Luke S. Roberts

Himself - UC Santa Barbera

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Michael Chin
Directing	Director	Deborah Ann DeSnoo Lyn Goldfarb
Writing	Writer	Deborah Ann DeSnoo Lyn Goldfarb Joan Meyerson
Department	Role	Name

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