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.

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Pacific Overtures

September 6, 1976

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Cast (30)

Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Abe, First Councillor

Manjiro

Kayama

Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor

Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Williams/Lord of the South

Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

Imperial Priest

Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant

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Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble

Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry

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Shogun's Wife/Ensemble

Observer/Ensemble

Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble

Crew (22)

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