Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.Sep. 06, 1976USA140 Min.Not Rated
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. 
Original title Pacific Overtures
IMDb Rating 8.9 67 votes
TMDb Rating 9 1 votes
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Director
Cast
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Abe
Manjiro
Kayama
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
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