KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE SHOGUNS Episode 2.
A Medieval History of Japan.
Episode 2: KAMAKURA RISING - The Minamoto Shoguns.
1180, and in the wake of the collapse of imperial power the warrior clans of the Genji (Minamoto) and Heike (Taira) are locked in a deadly battle for control of the nation, in the second part of this documentary series. We look at how the single-minded Minamoto leader Yoritomo and his kinsmen and allies strove to develop Kamakura as a military, political, spiritual and economic centre, in their bid to make the city the most powerful in Japan.
MUSIC:
Zac Singer and Doug Maxwell - Hon~Kyoku.
Alphaville - Big In Japan (Album version Intro sample).
MK2 - Far Away.
Ross Bugden - Flight Hymn.
Eric Taylor - Ancient Civilization (EricTaylorMusic.com).
Junko Ueda - Yoshitsune.
Ross Bugden - Olympus.
Laurel and Hardy - Fresh Fish Blues (Ross Owen Remix).
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1192 - Yoritomo Creates the First Shogunate.
With the passing of Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Japan's ancient, imperial, classical period also came to an end. And with political power passing from Kyoto to Kamakura, Yoritomo seeks the highest official title to seal the legitimacy of his new warrior government.
From KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE STUDENTS Episode 2: KAMAKURA RISING - The Minamoto Shoguns.
Music: Ross Bugden - Olympus.
Filmed on location, at Mount Genjiyama, Engaku-ji Temple, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kamakura, Japan.
When Yoritomo Met Masako.
At the behest of his mother-in-law, who claimed the boy Yoritomo reminded her of her deceased son, victorious Taira leader Kiyomori let the child of his enemy, Yoshitomo Minamoto go to live in exile. Despite the warnings of his advisors that this was akin to letting a tiger loose, Kiyomori sent Yoritomo east, to live under the watch of kinsman and ally Tokimasa Hojo, and his wise, beautiful daughter, Masako. Here's what happened......
From KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE SHOGUNS Episode 1: CHILDREN OF A WARRIOR GOD - The Rise of the Minamoto.
Filmed at Amanawa Shinmei Gu Shrine and Wakamiya Oji Dori, July/August 2017.
KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE SHOGUNS Episode 4.
A Medieval History of Japan.
Episode 4: SUNSET OF THE SHOGUNS - Kamakura's decline.
Kamakura in the later medieval and early modern periods.
In the final episode of this documentary series, we look at the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the rise and fall of later Japanese shogunates, their effect on Kamakura, and Kamakura's effect on them.
Power ebbed away from Kamakura in the 14th and 15th centuries, yet all subsequent would-be shoguns, warlords, and politicians right up to the present day who desired control of Japan would still claim legitimacy through their connections, real or imagined with the Minamoto shoguns.
In addition to evaluating the political legacy of the Kamakura Shogunate, we look at how Zen Buddhism, and other forms of Kamakura Buddhism sowed the seeds of the enduring spiritual and cultural traditions of Japan, which are still promoted by people of the city and beyond.
Music.
Ross Bugden - Skies/Flight Hymn/Olympus.
Alphaville - Big in Japan (Album Version Intro).
Eric Taylor - Shoulder Angel/Traditional Japanese 1&2/Ancient Civilizations. (EricTaylorMusic.com).
Provocateurs - Dogfight.
Doug Maxwell & Zac Singer - Hon_Kyoku.
John Dowland - Fortune My Foe.
Saya Asakura - River Boat Song (Acapella).
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the illustrious Fujiwara clan. Yoritomo was born in Atsuta, Owari Province(present-day Atsuta-ku, Nagoya). At that time Yoritomo's grandfather Minamoto no Tameyoshi, was the head of the Minamoto.
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Kamakura shogunate
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Before the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, civil power in Japan was primarily held by the ruling emperors and their regents, typically appointed from the ranks of the imperial court and the aristocratic clans that vied there. Military affairs were handled under the auspices of the civil government. However, after defeating the Taira clan in the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoritomo seized certain powers from the aristocracy. In 1192, Yoritomo and the Minamoto clan established a military government in Kamakura.
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