Pacific Overtures Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West. Release date: 1976-09-06 Genres: Music Actors: Mako, Alvin Ing, Ernest Harada, Kim Miyori, Tom Matsusaka, Soon-Tek Oh, Freda Foh Shen, Gedde Watanabe, Mark Hsu Syers, Larry Hama, Jae Woo Lee, Ernest Abuba, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, James Dybas, Conrad Yama, Susan Kikuchi, Isao Sato, Haruki Fujimoto, Freddy Mao, Kevin Maung, Joey Ginza, Tony Marinyo, Richard Magpiong, Dingo Secretario, Kenneth S. Eiland, Ricardo Tobia, Patrick Kinser-Lau, Timm Fujii, Diane Lam Runtime: 2 h. 20 min. Score: 9.0/10 Votes: 1 Countries: United States of America Companies: Pacific Overtures Co. Overview: 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.
