Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire - Season 1

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Season 1

2004 • 3 Episodes

Episodes

The Way of the Samurai - Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

1. The Way of the Samurai

★7.0

May 26, 2004

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

The Will of the Shogun - Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

2. The Will of the Shogun

★8.0

May 26, 2004

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

The Return of the Barbarians - Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

3. The Return of the Barbarians

★7.0

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.