Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures 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.
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Screenplay
Cast
Mako
Reciter
Mako
Shogun
Mako
Jonathan Goble
Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate
Soon-Tek Oh
Samurai
Soon-Tek Oh
Storyteller
Yuki Shimoda
Abe - First Councillor
Sab Shimono
Manjiro
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Isao Sato
Kayama
Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother
Alvin Ing
Observer
Alvin Ing
Merchant
Ernest Harada
Physician
Ernest Harada
Madam
Ernest Harada
British Admiral
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James Dybas
Second Councillor
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James Dybas
Old Man
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James Dybas
French Admiral
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Mark Syers
Samurai
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Mark Syers
Thief
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Mark Syers
Soothsayer
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Patrick Kinser-Lau
Shogun's Companion
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Patrick Kinser-Lau
Dutch Admiral
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Patrick Kinser-Lau
British Sailor