Pacific Overtures (1976)
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
1976-09-06
United States of America
140 Min.
PG-13
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.
Cast
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Abe, First Councillor
Manjiro
Kayama
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Samurai/Adams/Noble
Williams/Lord of the South
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