MOVIE • 1976

Pacific Overtures

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.

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Top Cast

Mako

Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Soon-Tek Oh

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Yuki Shimoda

Abe, First Councillor

Sab Shimono

Manjiro

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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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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

Ernest Abuba

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Larry Hama

Williams/Lord of the South

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Jae Woo Lee

Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

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Freddy Mao

Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

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Theatrical release date: September 6, 1976

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

September 6, 1976

Runtime

140 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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