Pacific Overtures (1976)
Subtitles for: Pacific Overtures (1976)
"Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West."
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.
| Rate | ★ 9/10 (1 votes) |
| Genre | Music |
| Duration | 2h 20m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 06 Sep 1976 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince |
| Keywords | filmed theater |
| IMDb | tt1754333 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Mako
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
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Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
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Yuki Shimoda
Abe, First Councillor
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Sab Shimono
Manjiro
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Isao Sato
Kayama
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Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
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Ernest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
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James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
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Mark Hsu Syers
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
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Patrick Kinser-Lau
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
