Raiders Of The Lost Gold

Raiders Of The Lost Gold

Season 1
According to the legend, 'Yamashita's Gold' was a treasure the like of which has never been accumulated in one place at one time in the history of the world. It was the legendary Japanese booty from World War II stolen from a dozen countries across South-East Asia, from governments, hundreds of wealthy families, banks, jewelers, gemstone mines and criminal fraternities.
20102 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Mystery of Yamashita's Gold

    March 3, 2010
    48min
    13+
    Wherever the Japanese conquered, they looted. Some say the amassed treasure was the greatest-ever collected in human history, consisting of gem-stones, platinum, gold - at least 6000 metric tons of gold- At today's values, they estimate the treasure to have been worth over US$100 billion.
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  2. S1 E2 - The World's Greatest Treasure Hunt

    March 3, 2010
    47min
    13+
    After over ten years of quiet, dogged searching, a small syndicate of treasure hunters claims to have found several sites. This is a story beyond the realms of fiction. It is Indiana Jones in reality involving the ultra-right-wing billionaire Japanese criminal Yakuza master-mind, Yoshio Kodama, as well as General Tomyuki Yamashita, and the complicity of the Japanese Imperial family.
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