Civilisations: Rise and Fall - Season 1 - Eps 4: Japan
For 250 years, Japan has thrived, largely cut off from western influence - until US gunboats arrive. In the face of an industrialised west, how will reformers, the shogun and the samurai class react?
About Civilisations: Rise and Fall
Title: Civilisations: Rise and Fall
First Air Date: 2025-11-24
Last Air Date: 2025-12-01
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 1/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.
Cast
Sophie Okonedo
Self - Narrator
