Pacific Overtures
# Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1976-09-06
⌚ Running Time:
140 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
9.0
Beloved Cast
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Mako
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Soon-Tek Oh
Abe, First Councillor
Yuki Shimoda
Manjiro
Sab Shimono
Kayama
Isao Sato
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Alvin Ing
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
Ernest Harada
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
James Dybas
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
Mark Hsu Syers
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Patrick Kinser-Lau
Samurai/Adams/Noble
Ernest Abuba
Williams/Lord of the South
Larry Hama
Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South
Jae Woo Lee
Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter
Freddy Mao
Imperial Priest
Tom Matsusaka
Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant
Conrad Yama
Ensemble
Kenneth S. Eiland
Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble
Timm Fujii
Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
Haruki Fujimoto
Ensemble
Joey Ginza
Ensemble
Susan Kikuchi
Ensemble
Diane Lam
Ensemble
Richard Magpiong
Ensemble
Tony Marinyo
Ensemble
Kevin Maung
Ensemble
Kim Miyori
Ensemble
Dingo Secretario
Shogun's Wife/Ensemble
Freda Foh Shen
Observer/Ensemble
Ricardo Tobia
Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
Gedde Watanabe
