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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 trans...

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Corporate Authors: Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Owens-Meyerson, Joan, Goldfarb, Lyn, Desnoo, Deborah Ann, Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-, Chin, Michael, Yasunaga, Gail, Haugse, William, Iwasaki, Dave, Kaproff, Dana, Saito, Toshihiro, Heya, Kyōko, Mulligan, Ellen, Oka, Midori, Urquhart, Sumiko
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
Series:Empires
Subjects:
Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868.
Samurai > History.
Shoguns > History.
Geishas > History.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2003.
"PBS Home Video"--Container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby surround stereo.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Michael Chin; editors, Gail Yasunaga, William Haugse; composers, Dave Iwasaki, Dana Kaproff; producer, Toshihiro Saito; art director, Kyoko Heya; research, Ellen Mulligan, Midori Oka, Sumiko Urquhart.
ISBN:1415700990
9781415700990

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