Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

(2004)

★ 9.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Documentary, Война и Политика

Year: 2004

Runtime: 165 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo

Cast: Luke S. Roberts, Ричард Чемберлен, Michael Auslin, Michael Cooper, Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

Plot

Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans—all were part of the Japanese “renaissance”; a period between the 16th and 19th Centuries when Japan went from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace. But stability came at a price: for nearly 250 years, Japan was a land closed to the Western world, ruled by the Shogun under his absolute power and control. 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.