Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
September 6, 1976
140 min
✓ Released 18109 days ago
Music
9.0
User Score
1 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Marty Pasetta
Runtime: 140 min
Top Cast
Mako
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki Shimoda
Abe, First Councillor
Sab Shimono
Manjiro
Isao Sato
Kayama
Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
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