Pacific Overtures

Name: Pacific Overtures
Genre: Music
Released: 1976-09-06
Duration: 140 min

2h 20m·Music

Directed by Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince

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.

DirectorMarty PasettaDirectorHal PrinceStudioPacific Overtures Co.

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
MakoReciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble	Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek OhTamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman	Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
Yuki ShimodaAbe, First Councillor	Abe, First Councillor
Sab ShimonoManjiro	Manjiro
IIsao SatoKayama	Kayama
Alvin IngShogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral	Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
Ernest HaradaPhysician/Madam/British Admiral	Physician/Madam/British Admiral
James DybasSecond Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral	Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
MMark Hsu SyersSamurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor	Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
PPatrick Kinser-LauShogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl	Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
Ernest AbubaSamurai/Adams/Noble	Samurai/Adams/Noble
Larry HamaWilliams/Lord of the South	Williams/Lord of the South
JJae Woo LeeFisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South	Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South
FFreddy MaoThird Councillor/Samurai's Daughter	Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter
TTom MatsusakaImperial Priest	Imperial Priest
CConrad YamaGrandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant	Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant
KKenneth S. EilandEnsemble	Ensemble
TTimm FujiiSon/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble	Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble
HHaruki FujimotoServant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry	Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
JJoey GinzaEnsemble	Ensemble
Susan KikuchiEnsemble	Ensemble
DDiane LamEnsemble	Ensemble
RRichard MagpiongEnsemble	Ensemble
TTony MarinyoEnsemble	Ensemble
KKevin MaungEnsemble	Ensemble
Kim MiyoriEnsemble	Ensemble
DDingo SecretarioEnsemble	Ensemble
Freda Foh ShenShogun's Wife/Ensemble	Shogun's Wife/Ensemble
RRicardo TobiaObserver/Ensemble	Observer/Ensemble
Gedde WatanabePriest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble	Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble