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Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures

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

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Music

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

06 September 1976

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mako

Mako

Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Yuki Shimoda

Yuki Shimoda

Abe, First Councillor

Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono

Manjiro

Isao Sato

Isao Sato

Kayama

Alvin Ing

Alvin Ing

Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Ernest Harada

Ernest Harada

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

James Dybas

James Dybas

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Mark Hsu Syers

Mark Hsu Syers

Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor

Patrick Kinser-Lau

Patrick Kinser-Lau

Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl

Ernest Abuba

Ernest Abuba

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Larry Hama

Larry Hama

Williams/Lord of the South

Jae Woo Lee

Jae Woo Lee

Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

Freddy Mao

Freddy Mao

Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

Tom Matsusaka

Tom Matsusaka

Imperial Priest

Conrad Yama

Conrad Yama

Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant

Kenneth S. Eiland

Kenneth S. Eiland

Ensemble

Timm Fujii

Timm Fujii

Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble

Haruki Fujimoto

Haruki Fujimoto

Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry

Joey Ginza

Joey Ginza

Ensemble

Susan Kikuchi

Susan Kikuchi

Ensemble

Diane Lam

Diane Lam

Ensemble

Richard Magpiong

Richard Magpiong

Ensemble

Tony Marinyo

Tony Marinyo

Ensemble

Kevin Maung

Kevin Maung

Ensemble

Kim Miyori

Kim Miyori

Ensemble

Dingo Secretario

Dingo Secretario

Ensemble

Freda Foh Shen

Freda Foh Shen

Shogun's Wife/Ensemble

Ricardo Tobia

Ricardo Tobia

Observer/Ensemble

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble

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