| Wine Road of the Samurai ワイン大国を夢見た男達～侍達のワインロード～ |
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| Starring | Shin Koyamada |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Language(s) | English Japanese French Arabic |
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| Executive producer(s) | Kenichi Hara Shin Koyamada Shinji Yamada |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Original channel | JNN Network |
| Original airing | March 21, 2006 |
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Wine Road of The Samurai is feature documentary film based on a true story about a 34 Samurai delegation to Europe in 1863. It was directed by Sone Eiji and starred Shin Koyamada as Himself and Narrator. This national TV show was distributed 28 TV stations, including Tokyo Broadcasting System throughout Japan on March 21, 2006.
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This documentary is about a 34 Samurai delegation sent by the Japanese government to France at the end of Edo era. They were sent to help solve diplomatic problems between Japan and Europe on December 29, 1863. At the time, Japan closed all of its ports. The Samurai were welcomed by every government they visited, including Napoleon III, in France. They were also photographed standing in front of Sphinx, in Egypt. The Samurai brought back lots of products from their trip including a book on producing wine. They ended their expedition earlier than expected due to the need to report home about the astonishing technology in modernizing countries.
This TV show took a year to finish filming all over the countries and was the first feature documentary filming in different countries such as Egypt, France, and many different locations in Japan by JNN Network and Tokyo Broadcasting System. Director Eiji Sone shot a total footage of about 300 hours.
Executive Producer: Shannon C. Murphy
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