Watch Pacific Overtures (1976) Official Trailer
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
9 / 10 IMDb September 6, 1976 2h 20m
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
Runtime
2h 20m
Release Date
September 6, 1976
Genre
Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Mako
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek Oh
as Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki Shimoda
as Abe, First Councillor
Sab Shimono
as Manjiro
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Isao Sato
as Kayama
Alvin Ing
as Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest Harada
as Physician/Madam/British Admiral
James Dybas
as Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
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Mark Hsu Syers
as Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
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Patrick Kinser-Lau
as Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Ernest Abuba
as Samurai/Adams/Noble
Larry Hama
as Williams/Lord of the South
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Jae Woo Lee
as Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South
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Freddy Mao
as Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter
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Tom Matsusaka
as Imperial Priest
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Conrad Yama
as Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant
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Kenneth S. Eiland
as Ensemble
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Timm Fujii
as Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble
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Haruki Fujimoto
as Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
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Joey Ginza
as Ensemble
Production Companies
Pacific Overtures Co.
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