# The Pacific Century

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Documentary series

For other uses, see [Pacific Century (disambiguation)](/source/Pacific_Century_(disambiguation)).

The Pacific Century Written by Alex Gibney Narrated by Peter Coyote Music by Robert Boress Country of origin United States Original language English Production Producers Peter Bull Alex Gibney Cinematography Samuel Painter Production company Jigsaw Productions Original release Release October 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)

**The Pacific Century** is a 1992 [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) winning ten-part documentary series narrated by [Peter Coyote](/source/Peter_Coyote) about the rise of the [Pacific Rim](/source/Pacific_Rim) economies. [Alex Gibney](/source/Alex_Gibney) was the writer for the series, and [Frank Gibney](/source/Frank_Gibney), his father, wrote the companion trade book, *The Pacific Century: America and Asia in a Changing World*. The companion college textbook, *Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia,* was written and edited by E. Mark Borthwick.

The series is a co-production of [Pomona College](/source/Pomona_College)'s [Pacific Basin Institute](/source/Pacific_Basin_Institute) and [KCTS-TV](/source/KCTS-TV) in Seattle. Principle funding was provided by the [Annenberg Foundation](/source/Annenberg_Foundation) and the [Ford Foundation](/source/Ford_Foundation).

## Episodes

1. **The Two Coasts of [China](/source/China)**: [Asia](/source/Asia) and the Challenge of the West - How China's past experiences with foreign conquest led to its downfall in the face of Western colonialism.

1. **The [Meiji Revolution](/source/Meiji_Revolution)** - The transformation of [Japan](/source/Japan) into the most Westernized country in Asia, at great cost.

1. **From the Barrel of a Gun** - The parallel journeys to freedom of [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam), through their leaders, [Sukarno](/source/Sukarno) and [Ho Chi Minh](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh).

1. **Writers and Revolutionaries** - How the philosophies of [Lu Xun](/source/Lu_Xun) and [Ikki Kita](/source/Ikki_Kita) influenced the thinking of the Chinese and Japanese people, respectively, into the 20th century.

1. **Reinventing [Japan](/source/Japan)** - How the [United States of America](/source/United_States_of_America) recrafted Japan into its own image during its eight year post-war occupation.

1. **Inside Japan, Inc.** - The road to Japan's economic prosperity in the post-occupation era to the present day.

1. **Big Business and the Ghost of [Confucius](/source/Confucius)** - How the teaching of Confucius is still exploited by capitalists in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) and [Singapore](/source/Singapore).

1. **The Fight for Democracy** - The 50 years struggle of South Korea for self-determination.

1. **Sentimental Imperialists**: America in Asia - The diplomatic failings of the United States with The [Philippines](/source/Philippines) and China.

1. **The Pacific Century**: The Future of the Pacific Basin

## References

## External links

- [*The Pacific Century*](http://www.jigsawprods.com/the-pacific-century/) at Jigsaw Productions

- [Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College](http://www.pomona.edu/administration/pacific-basin-institute/archive/pacific-century/)

- [*The Pacific Century*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287622/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Pacific Century Video Series Online](http://www.pacificcentury.org/#!videos/c1snc/)

- [Pacific Century Episode Guide](https://www.pomona.edu/administration/pacific-basin-institute/archive/pacific-century)

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