Richard Chamberlain
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: With Richard Chamberlain, Isao Machii, Michael Auslin, Toshihiro Satô. In the 15th century, the Tokugawa dynasty took power in Japan and held it for 300 years. They created an elegant yet rigid society bound by tradition and enforced with brutality.
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- 2004-05-26
- Documentary, History
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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.
With Ieyasu in control, peace descends on Japan, and a new society based on the samurai ethics of obedience and loyalty is established. In 1600, William Adams becomes the first Englishman to set foot in Japan.
It is a story of peace through enforced isolation that enabled feudal Japan to flourish in a period of renaissance and development.
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...
A three-part documentary series bringing to life the mysterious period in Japanese history between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the early 16th century, Japan is a warlike society ruled by samurai and their daimyo warlords.
55min. TV-PG. With Ieyasu in control, peace descends on Japan, and a new society based on the samurai ethics of obedience and loyalty is established.
