Episode
Searching for my samurai mother
- Podcast
- The Documentary Podcast
- Published
- Jul 24, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1590
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p0h36k
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Summary
When her mother dies, Rimi Tanaka regrets that she never truly got to know her. And so when her mother’s literary agent calls Rimi out of the blue, and asks her if she wants to write the book Akemi was writing when she died, Rimi seizes the opportunity. Akemi was researching her samurai ancestry, learning more about their philosophical code, and how it can teach us to live a fuller life today. Can completing her mother’s spiritual quest help Rimi finally come closer to someone she felt she never fully knew?