Pacific Overtures (1976)
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
1976 · 2h 20m · Music
Genres: Music
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.
Director: Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince
Writers: John Weidman, Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler
Music by: Stephen Sondheim
Cast
Mako as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan GobleSoon-Tek Oh as Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/SwordsmanYuki Shimoda as Abe, First CouncillorSab Shimono as ManjiroIsao Sato as KayamaAlvin Ing as Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American AdmiralErnest Harada as Physician/Madam/British AdmiralJames Dybas as Second Councillor/Old Man/French AdmiralMark Hsu Syers as Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British SailorPatrick Kinser-Lau as Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/GirlErnest Abuba as Samurai/Adams/NobleLarry Hama as Williams/Lord of the SouthMore like this
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