Wine Road of the Samurai

This documentary is about a group of samurai sent by the Japanese government to France at the end of the Edo period.

The samurai were sent to help solve diplomatic problems between Japan and Europe on December 29, 1863.

They were welcomed by every government and head of state they visited, including Napoleon III, in France.

They ended their expedition earlier than expected due to the need to report home about the astonishing technology in modernized countries.

It was among the first feature documentary by JNN Network to be filmed in such a wide variety of locations.