Pacific Overtures
Hal Prince1976-09-06
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
9
140 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mako | Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble | Unowned |
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Soon-Tek Oh | Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman | Unowned |
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Yuki Shimoda | Abe, First Councillor | Unowned |
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Sab Shimono | Manjiro | Unowned |
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Isao Sato | Kayama | Unowned |
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Alvin Ing | Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral | Unowned |
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Ernest Harada | Physician/Madam/British Admiral | Unowned |
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James Dybas | Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral | Unowned |
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Mark Hsu Syers | Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor | Unowned |
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Patrick Kinser-Lau | Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl | Unowned |
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Ernest Abuba | Samurai/Adams/Noble | Unowned |
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Larry Hama | Williams/Lord of the South | Unowned |
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Jae Woo Lee | Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South | Unowned |
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Freddy Mao | Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter | Unowned |
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Tom Matsusaka | Imperial Priest | Unowned |
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Conrad Yama | Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant | Unowned |
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Kenneth S. Eiland | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Timm Fujii | Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble | Unowned |
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Haruki Fujimoto | Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry | Unowned |
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Joey Ginza | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Susan Kikuchi | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Diane Lam | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Richard Magpiong | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Tony Marinyo | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Kevin Maung | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Kim Miyori | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Dingo Secretario | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Freda Foh Shen | Shogun's Wife/Ensemble | Unowned |
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Ricardo Tobia | Observer/Ensemble | Unowned |
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Gedde Watanabe | Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble | Unowned |