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Pacific Overtures

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

9 average rating
9
English / 140 MIN. / 1976

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

MakoSoon-Tek OhYuki ShimodaSab ShimonoIsao SatoAlvin IngErnest HaradaJames DybasMark Hsu SyersPatrick Kinser-LauErnest AbubaLarry HamaJae Woo LeeFreddy MaoTom MatsusakaConrad YamaKenneth S. EilandTimm FujiiHaruki FujimotoJoey GinzaSusan KikuchiDiane LamRichard MagpiongTony MarinyoKevin MaungKim MiyoriDingo SecretarioFreda Foh ShenRicardo TobiaGedde Watanabe

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