Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004, English. Directed by Deborah Ann DeSnoo & Lyn Goldfarb.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 26 May 2004
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Deborah Ann DeSnoo, Lyn Goldfarb, Joan Meyerson
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire runs 165 minutes (2h 45m).
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Who directed Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire?
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004) was directed by Deborah Ann DeSnoo and Lyn Goldfarb and stars Michael Auslin, Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, Richard Chamberlain.