Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
4.5
Length140 mins
LanguageEnglish
Release Date1976-09-06
StatusReleased
Music
Synopsis
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.