Released
Pacific Overtures
September 6 1976 (over 48 years ago)Rating
90
Based on
1 review
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
- Directors: Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince
- Genre: Music
- Runtime: 2 h 20 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Pacific Overtures Co.
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.
