Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
9.5
2004
2h 45m
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Key Crew
Director
Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Writers
Deborah Ann DeSnoo
Joan Meyerson
Lyn Goldfarb
Cinematography
Michael Chin
Cast (5)
Michael Auslin
Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine
