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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Miniseries · 3 episodes · May 26, 2004

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    Episode 1

    The Way of the Samurai

    May 26, 2004

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

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    Episode 2

    The Will of the Shogun

    May 26, 2004

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

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    Episode 3

    The Return of the Barbarians

    May 26, 2004

    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.