Remarkable new series ‘Rise And Fall Of The Japanese Empire' explores Japan's ambitious but destructive attempts to lead the whole of Asia out from the shadow of European and American dominance. Recounting the events of the most significant global conflict in the history of mankind and its equally dramatic aftermath, this two-part special investigates new and challenging insights into a battle that shaped the Asia-Pacific region. From the expansion its sphere of influence in 1895, with the installation of a puppet government in Korea, to the destruction of Pearl Harbour, discover how Japan's burgeoning power in Asia soon brought it into direct conflict with the West culminating in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Focusing on the traumas suffered by the Korean, Chinese, South East Asian and Japanese people as they lived through four decades of bloody conflict, this compelling documentary tells the dramatic story of a proud and ambitious warrior nation, which ultimately paid a terrible price for its audacity.

製作感人名作「二零三高地」的導演舛田利雄及負責執筆的笠原和夫的這個黃金組合，再度攜手合作的戰爭鉅作第 2彈。 　　本片分別由第一部--通往新加坡之路及第二部--愛能跨越波濤所構成，總製作經費高達15億。台灣、塞班、進行長期外景拍攝的超大作品。 　　大日本帝國--這個於明治22年2月11日發布以來，與第二次世界大戰的敗北下同時消滅的國號，毫無疑問的就是指"日本民族的國家"的意思。本作品主要敘述"大日本帝國"走向滅亡的昭和16年到昭和20年之間的南方戰線為主要著眼點，描繪當時在嚴酷命運考驗下，參戰的年輕群像及 "大日本帝國" 下的政府、軍人、民間百姓是過著什麼樣的生活，對於日本人而言，究竟他們是如何看待這場戰爭的，勇敢的對和平的現代質疑的戰爭鉅篇。演員方面，由丹波哲郎飾演東條英機，由若富山三郎飾演戰略專家石原‧原陸軍中將。其他還有三浦友和、青輝彥、西鄉輝彥、篠田三郎等人飾演活在在狂亂動盪的時代中悲壯的青年戰士們。還有關根惠子、夏目雅子、佳那晃子等女性名星也齊聚共同演出。

This excellent PBS documentary series consists of three parts of 1 hour each covering Japanese history from the arrival of the Portuguese in 1543 to the arrival of Perry and the Americans in 1854. Narrated by Richard Chamberlain, interspersed with interviews of Western and Japanese academics, this fascinating show is illustrated with re-enactments and period art work. Part I covers the Momoyama period of civil war through Nobunaga to Hideyoshi and tells of the rise of Tokugawa Ieasu and ends with the siege of Osaka castle in 1615. Part II covers the Tokugawa Shogunate from 1603 to the Shimabara rebellion in 1638, which led to the closure of Japan under Ieasu's grandson. Western influence, including Christianity, is important in this period. Part III covers the period of Japanese isolation, from the time of the Dutch concession in Nagasaki harbor up to the arrival of American commodore Matthew Perry in 1854. The Samurai class declines during this period as the merchant class rises, Japanese culture flourishes, and Edo (Tokyo) becomes the largest city in the world.

Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. 　　Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.

被陷害入狱，五年后战神归来搅动整个江北天翻地覆，鸡犬不宁。

The movie tells the story of Imri, who at 19 goes to live in Tel- Aviv, but dreams of moving to Japan. Through his relationships and encounters and in diverse cinematic tools, we are introduced to the young man's life. An exploration of living in the exotic city of Tel Aviv is presented through a hero who is himself in the midst of exploring his own choice of an exotic place. A unique correlation is formed between the hero's misconception of Japan and ours of him. 　　The movie was constructed by both improvised and pre-scripted scenes, as required by the nature of each scene.

The movie tells the story of Imri, who at 19 goes to live in Tel- Aviv, but dreams of moving to Japan. Through his relationships and encounters and in diverse cinematic tools, we are introduced to the young man's life. An exploration of living in the exotic city of Tel Aviv is presented through a hero who is himself in the midst of exploring his own choice of an exotic place. A unique correlation is formed between the hero's misconception of Japan and ours of him. 　　The movie was constructed by both improvised and pre-scripted scenes, as required by the nature of each scene.

位于太平洋之畔的日本，拥有无数的摩天大楼、人潮汹涌的都市以及精致的美食，吸引了无数的游客。然而，本片却主要介绍了日本更不为人知，也更壮丽的美景，那就是日本列岛的山区。 在日本的文化里，大山是神的领地，是神圣的地方，而凡人只是普通的访客。本片通过采访几位不同身份职业的大山常住客，揭示了群山在日本社会中所扮演的角色。虽然近几十年来，出于经济的需求，日本对山区进行了开发，兴建了许多滑雪场，引来了国内外众多游客。但对于日本人而言，大山依旧是其精神的寄托，依旧具有非常重要的地位。

本片从经济视角解读秦汉帝国的兴衰历史。“以军功授名爵”的国家授田制度，使秦军犹如虎狼之师一统天下，汉帝国将土地按“名爵”大小赠与个人，国力渐至巅峰。但带来强盛的制度为何却不能挽救帝国的灭亡？本片带着最新的经济学理论和近百年来的考古学发现，以大量真人演绎与三维动画结合，气势如虹地展现了秦汉帝国的历史风云。 　　本片共5集，分集简介： 　　[1]家与国 　　西汉帝国建立之初，一场消灭诸侯割据力量的密谋正在汉高祖的皇宫酝酿。八位诸侯王中，韩信拥有反汉的实力，于是他成了第一个被攻击的目标…… 　　[2]分与合 　　在淮阴王韩信和梁王彭越被杀后不久，淮南王英布的诸侯国也覆灭了。可是在十一年的征伐后，刘邦并没有效仿秦始皇的去封设郡制，而是让分封制与郡县制并存，可是实力日益强大的诸侯国让中央十分不安…… 　　[3]战与和 　　汉惠帝元年，皇太后吕雉在面对匈奴单于寄来的一封语气轻佻的国书时，选择了忍气吞声，委屈求和。但在75年后的武帝时期，汉朝凭借它强大的国力征服了匈奴，这种转变的原因是什么呢？ 　　[4]道与德 　　汉武帝中期，富人阶层产生了，国家利益集团和新兴的私营工业者因为财富分配问题产生了巨大的矛盾，于是武帝采取了抑商政策，这埋下了帝国由鼎盛走向衰败的伏笔…… 　　[5]趋势与哀歌 　　西汉帝国经历了建立官僚体系治理国家和官僚掠夺国家财富的矛盾，土地私有发展经济和造成两极分化的矛盾，土地国有平均财富和违背人逐利天性的矛盾。这就是以小农经济为主体的中华帝国的悖论。