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Pacific Overtures

9.019762h 20mMovieMusicTV Movie

In 1853 Japan, the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman, sets the backdrop of the Westernization of Japan. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.

DirectorsMarty Pasetta·Hal Prince
WritersJohn Weidman·Stephen Sondheim

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Cast · Directed by Marty Pasetta

MMako
Mako
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
SOSoon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
YSYuki Shimoda
Yuki Shimoda
Abe, First Councillor
SSSab Shimono
Sab Shimono
Manjiro
IS
Isao Sato
Kayama
AIAlvin Ing
Alvin Ing
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
EHErnest Harada
Ernest Harada
Physician/Madam/British Admiral
JDJames Dybas
James Dybas
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
MS
Mark Hsu Syers
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
PK
Patrick Kinser-Lau
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
EAErnest Abuba
Ernest Abuba
Samurai/Adams/Noble
LHLarry Hama
Larry Hama
Williams/Lord of the South

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Pacific Overtures — streaming FAQ

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Pacific Overtures hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 25, 1976. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.