Music · United States of America · 1976 · 2h 20m

Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures poster
Director
Marty PasettaHal Prince
Cast
Mako as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble Soon-Tek Oh as Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman Yuki Shimoda as Abe, First Councillor Sab Shimono as Manjiro Isao Sato as Kayama Alvin Ing as Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Crew
Stephen Sondheim — Original Music Composer Stephen Sondheim — Writer John Weidman — Writer Hugh Wheeler — Writer Florence Klotz — Costume Design
Tagline

Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.

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.

Mood & Themes
filmed theater
Key Collaborators
Marty Pasetta Director Hal Prince Director Stephen Sondheim Original Music Composer Stephen Sondheim Writer John Weidman Writer Hugh Wheeler Writer Florence Klotz Costume Design
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