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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: Season 1

Air Date

May 26, 2004

Episodes

3 episodes

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Season 1

Episodes

The Way of the Samurai

1. The Way of the Samurai

7.0
May 26, 2004
56 min

Tokugawa Ieyasu unifies Japan and establishes a dynasty that will rule Japan for over 250 years.

The Will of the Shogun

2. The Will of the Shogun

8.0
May 26, 2004
56 min

The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan's warlords and expels all foreigners.

The Return of the Barbarians

3. The Return of the Barbarians

7.0
May 26, 2004
56 min

Isolated from the West, 18th century Edo flourishes culturally and economically, becoming one of the liveliest cities in the world. But foreign forces are coming.