Pacific Overtures
1976, English. Directed by Marty Pasetta & Hal Prince.
Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Marty PasettaDirector
- Hal PrinceDirector
- MakoReciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
- Soon-Tek OhTamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman
- Yuki ShimodaAbe, First Councillor
- Sab ShimonoManjiro
- Isao SatoKayama
- Alvin IngShogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral
- Ernest HaradaPhysician/Madam/British Admiral
- James DybasSecond Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral
- Mark Hsu SyersSamurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor
- Patrick Kinser-LauShogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl
- Ernest AbubaSamurai/Adams/Noble
- Larry HamaWilliams/Lord of the South
Details
- Released
- 6 September 1976
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler
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Pacific Overtures runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Pacific Overtures isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1976. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pacific Overtures?
Pacific Overtures (1976) was directed by Marty Pasetta and Hal Prince and stars Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Yuki Shimoda.