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Pacific Overtures

Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.

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Pacific Overtures — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 6, 1976
  • Runtime
  • 140 min
  • Genres
  • Music
  • Director
  • Marty Pasetta

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Pacific Overtures — Cast

Mako photo Mako Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble Soon-Tek Oh photo Soon-Tek Oh Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman Yuki Shimoda photo Yuki Shimoda Abe, First Councillor Sab Shimono photo Sab Shimono Manjiro Isao Sato Kayama Alvin Ing photo Alvin Ing Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral Ernest Harada photo Ernest Harada Physician/Madam/British Admiral James Dybas photo James Dybas Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

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