Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
1976 | 140m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Hal Prince, Marty Pasetta |
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| Writer: | Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 06, 1976 |
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| Director: | Hal Prince, Marty Pasetta |
| Writer: | Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler |
| Genres: | Music |
| Keywords | filmed theater |
| Production Companies | Pacific Overtures Co. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jae Woo Lee | Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South |
| Freddy Mao | Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter |
| Tom Matsusaka | Imperial Priest |
| Conrad Yama | Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant |
| Kenneth S. Eiland | Ensemble |
| Timm Fujii | Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble |
| Haruki Fujimoto | Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry |
| Joey Ginza | Ensemble |
| Susan Kikuchi | Ensemble |
| Diane Lam | Ensemble |
| Richard Magpiong | Ensemble |
| Tony Marinyo | Ensemble |
| Kevin Maung | Ensemble |
| Kim Miyori | Ensemble |
| Dingo Secretario | Ensemble |
| Freda Foh Shen | Shogun's Wife/Ensemble |
| Ricardo Tobia | Observer/Ensemble |
| Gedde Watanabe | Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephen Sondheim | Writer, Lyricist, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer, Music |
| Hal Prince | Director, Stage Director |
| Patricia Birch | Choreographer |
| Jonathan Tunick | Orchestrator |
| Paul Gemignani | Music Director |
| John Weidman | Writer, Musical |
| Hugh Wheeler | Writer, Musical |
| Boris Aronson | Set Designer |
| Florence Klotz | Costume Design |
| Tharon Musser | Lighting Design |
| Haruki Fujimoto | Creative Consultant |
| Richard Allen | Makeup Designer, Wig Designer |
| Marty Pasetta | Director |
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