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Pacific Overtures

Release Year
1976
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Music
Directed By
Marty Pasetta
Hal Prince
Pacific Overtures

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Mako

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 Admiral

Ernest Harada

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

James Dybas

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Mark Hsu Syers

Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor

Patrick Kinser-Lau

Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl

Ernest Abuba

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Larry Hama

Williams/Lord of the South

Crew

Marty Pasetta

Director

Hal Prince

Director

Stephen Sondheim

Original Music Composer

Florence Klotz

Costume Design

John Weidman

Writer

Stephen Sondheim

Writer

Hugh Wheeler

Writer

Stephen Sondheim

Musical

John Weidman

Musical

Hugh Wheeler

Musical

Stephen Sondheim

Lyricist

Stephen Sondheim

Songs

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