About this season
Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, modern Japan became a great power in Asia, but ended in the catastrophe of defeat. Writer Ryōtarō Shiba's recognition of this history has led him to tell the story of the Showa period before the madness of war, going back to the end of the Meiji-Bakumatsu periods, in a 12-part series.
Episodes (12)
1
E1
1. 何が魔法をかけたのか
Aired 19 May 1986
2
E2
2. “脱亜論”私の読みかた
Aired 20 May 1986
3
E3
3. 帝国主義とソロバン勘定
Aired 21 May 1986
4
E4
4. 近代国家と“圧搾空気” 教育勅語
Aired 28 July 1986
5
E5
5. 明治政府のつらさ 軍人勅諭
Aired 29 July 1986
6
E6
6. ひとり歩きすることば 軍隊用語
Aired 30 July 1986
7
E7
7. 技術崇拝社会を曲げたもの
Aired 13 October 1986
8
E8
8. 秀才信仰と骨董兵器
Aired 14 October 1986
9
E9
9. 買い続けた西欧近代
Aired 15 October 1986
10
E10
10. 青写真に落ちた影
Aired 23 February 1987
11
E11
11. 江戸日本の多様さ
Aired 24 February 1987
12
E12
12. 自己解剖の勇気
Aired 25 February 1987