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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

165 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Lyn Goldfarb

Cast:

Himself - Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Herself - Otsuma Women's University

Narrator

Himself - Former Editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'

Himself - UC Santa Barbera

Crew:

Writer

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Director