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Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.Sep 06, 19762h 20minUS
Synopsis
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.
| Title | Pacific Overtures |
| Realesed | Sep 06, 1976 |
| Writer | Hugh Wheeler |
| Director | Marty Pasetta & Hal Prince |
| Country | United States of America |
| Companies | Pacific Overtures Co. |
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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 AdmiralErnest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French AdmiralMark Hsu Syers
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British SailorPatrick Kinser-Lau
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Ernest Abuba
Samurai/Adams/Noble
Larry Hama
Williams/Lord of the SouthJae Woo Lee
Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the SouthFreddy Mao
Third Councillor/Samurai's DaughterTom Matsusaka
Imperial PriestConrad Yama
Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese MerchantKenneth S. Eiland
EnsembleTimm Fujii
Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/EnsembleHaruki Fujimoto
Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith PerryJoey Ginza
Ensemble
Susan Kikuchi
EnsembleDiane Lam
EnsembleRichard Magpiong
EnsembleTony Marinyo
EnsembleKevin Maung
Ensemble
Kim Miyori
EnsembleDingo Secretario
Ensemble
Freda Foh Shen
Shogun's Wife/EnsembleRicardo Tobia
Observer/Ensemble
Gedde Watanabe
Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
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