Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures (1976)

Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.

TMDb

9.0

06/09/1976 • 2h 20m
original-title

Pacific Overtures

status

Released

production-companies

Pacific Overtures Co.

original-language

English

budget

-

revenue

-

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.

production-countries

United States of America

spoken-languages

English

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