Pacific Overtures
1976 · Marty Pasetta · 140 min
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
In 1853 Japan, the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman, sets the backdrop of the Westernization of Japan. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.
MakoReciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek OhTamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki ShimodaAbe, First Councillor
Sab ShimonoManjiroIsao SatoKayama
Alvin IngShogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest HaradaPhysician/Madam/British Admiral
James DybasSecond Councillor/Old Man/French AdmiralMark Hsu SyersSamurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British SailorPatrick Kinser-LauShogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Ernest AbubaSamurai/Adams/Noble
Larry HamaWilliams/Lord of the SouthJae Woo LeeFisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the SouthFreddy MaoThird Councillor/Samurai's DaughterTom MatsusakaImperial Priest
