A Diplomat in Japan: 1: A Clash of Cultures

23rd September 1992 50 mins Season 11 Episode 15

A documentary drama based on the memoirs of English diplomat Ernest Satow. Arriving in Japan at a time of political upheaval in the 1860s, Satow quickly got to know the radical young samurai determined to overthrow the corrupt government of the Shogun and lead Japan into a new age. Part 1 of 2.

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Season 11 · Episode 16

A Diplomat In Japan: 2: Witness to a Revolution

Satow's unique understanding of the forces struggling for supremacy in Japan enabled him to have a direct influence on the events leading to the Civil War of 1868, and the restoration of the Mikado. Part 2 of 2.

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