Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
9.0
1 votes
1976
2h 20m
Music
Overview
In 1853 Japan, the story follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.
Directed by Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince
Top cast
Mako
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki Shimoda
Abe, First Councillor
Sab Shimono
ManjiroI
Isao Sato
Kayama
Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French AdmiralM
Mark Hsu Syers
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British SailorP
Patrick Kinser-Lau
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Ernest Abuba
Samurai/Adams/Noble
Larry Hama
Williams/Lord of the SouthJ
Jae Woo Lee
Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the SouthF
Freddy Mao
Third Councillor/Samurai's DaughterT
Tom Matsusaka
Imperial PriestC
Conrad Yama
Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese MerchantK
Kenneth S. Eiland
EnsembleT
Timm Fujii
Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/EnsembleH
Haruki Fujimoto
Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith PerryJ
Joey Ginza
EnsembleDetails
Status
Released
Release date
September 6, 1976
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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