Barakan Discovers — Season 1, Episode 7: THE SAMURAI OF THE SEA

Episode synopsis

When pirates operated in Japan's Seto Inland Sea around 500 years ago, the largest group, the Murakami Kaizoku, certainly did not fit the conventional image of pirates. They actually protected shipping rather than attacking it. They also had a refined sense of culture and assimilated foreign influences. In this program, broadcaster Peter Barakan meets people who have historical links to, or who have studied, the Murakami Kaizoku, to find out what these unusual pirates were really like.

About Barakan Discovers

Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Tokyo
• E2TOHOKU
• E3The Tokyo of 2020
• E4Ainu: A New Generation
• E5JOMON: A Sustainable Civilization
• E6OKINAWA: Eclectic and Original
• E8AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island
• E9IZUMO: Glimpses of the Unseen
• E10KUMANO: Spirit of the Forest
• E11YONEZAWA: Yozan's Utopian Vision
• E12TOSA: Ultimate Adventurer John Mung
• E13HAGI: Yoshida Shoin's Immortal Words