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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

The Will of the Shogun (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Under the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu, 16th and 17th-century Japan closed its borders to outsiders. Leaders of the strictly controlled class system feared the influence of Christianity.
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Jun 2, 2004 (United States)

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17 cast members
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Michael Auslin
Self - Nikko Toshogu Shrine Self - Nikko Toshogu Shrine   See fewer
Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey
Self - Otsuma Women's University Self - Otsuma Women's University   See fewer
Richard Chamberlain
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Michael Cooper
Self - Former editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica' Self - Former editor, 'Monumenta Nipponica'   See fewer
Keisuke Hoashi
Court Chronicler (voice) Court Chronicler (voice)   See fewer
Marco Neves
Joao Rodrigues (voice) Joao Rodrigues (voice)   See fewer
Herbert Plutschow
Self - UCLA Self - UCLA   See fewer
Luke S. Roberts
Self - UC Santa Barbara Self - UC Santa Barbara   See fewer
Harutoshi Takafuji
Self - Nikko Toshogu Shrine Self - Nikko Toshogu Shrine   See fewer
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