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Title:

Japan [videorecording] : memoirs of a secret empire / written by Joan Owens-Meyerson, Deborah Ann Desnoo, Lyn Goldfarb ; produced & directed by Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann Desnoo.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Samurai--History.
Shoguns--History.
Geishas--History.
Documentary television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Japan--History--Tokugawa period, 1600-1868.

Other Authors:

Owens-Meyerson, Joan.
Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
Goldfarb, Lyn.
Desnoo, Deborah Ann.
Lyn Goldfarb Productions.
Devillier-Donegan Enterprises.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Plug-in, Inc.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Home Video.

Other Titles:

Empires (Television program)

Notes:

Originally produced in 2003. "PBS Home Video"--Container. Narrated by Richard Chamberlain.

Contents:

Pt. 1: The way of the samurai -- Pt. 2 : The will of the shogun -- Pt. 3 : The return of the barbarians.

Summary:

Explores the period between the 16th and 19th centuries in Japan by examining the lives of shoguns, samurais, geishas, and the very few westerners allowed into Japan . Japan was then a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, and ruled by shoguns with absolute control. During this period, Japan transitioned from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace.

Series:

Empires

ISBN:

9781415700990 (Japan)
1415700990 (Japan)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)76819433

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)