Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.- Length140 min
- LanguageEnglish
- Year1976-09-06
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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