Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
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Details
- Release: Sep 06 1976
- Runtime: 140 min
- Language: English
- Budget: N/A
- Revenue: N/A
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.
Credits
Mako
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Gedde Watanabe
Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
Sab Shimono
Manjiro
Freda Foh Shen
Shogun's Wife/Ensemble
Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki Shimoda
Abe, First Councillor
Kim Miyori
Ensemble
Conrad Yama
Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant
Larry Hama
Williams/Lord of the South
Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
Ernest Abuba
Samurai/Adams/Noble
James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
Jae Woo Lee
Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South
Tom Matsusaka
Imperial Priest
Isao Sato
Kayama
Kevin Maung
Ensemble
Mark Hsu Syers
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
Timm Fujii
Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble
Dingo Secretario
Ensemble