Pacific Overtures

Name: Pacific Overtures
Genre: Music
Released: 1976-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono, Isao Sato

"Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West."

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.