JAPAN - MEMOIRS OF A SECRET EMPIRE [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Commanding shoguns and smaurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans - all were part of the Japanese 'renaissance' - a period between the 16th and 19th centuries when Japan went from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace. But stability came at a price: for nearly 250 years, Japan was a land closed to the Western world, ruled by the Shogun under his absolute power and control. Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire brings to life the unknown story of a mysterious empire, its relationship with the West, and the forging of a nation that would emerge as one of the most important countries in the world.
• Cast: Michael Auslin, Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, Richard Chamberlain, Michael Cooper, Ryonosuke Etoh, Mariko Fujiwara, Daisuke Igakura, Isao Machii, Alexei Podtheko, Luke S. Roberts, Toshihiro Satô, Shin Ya-nae, Eiko Ikegami, Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Harutoshi Takafuji, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Deborah Ann Desnoo, Lyn Goldfarb
• Director: Deborah Ann Desnoo
• Runtime: 2:40
• Company: PBS Video
• Media Format: Movie