What is the duration of Pacific Overtures?

The duration of Pacific Overtures is 140 mins.

What is the original language of Pacific Overtures?

The original language of Pacific Overtures is English.

Who directed Pacific Overtures?

Pacific Overtures was directed by .

Which studio made Pacific Overtures?

Pacific Overtures was produced by Pacific Overtures Co..

Pacific Overtures 1976

Q: Does Pacific Overtures have end credit scenes?

Pacific Overtures does not have end credit scenes.

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Runtime

140 mins

Language

English

Stephen Sondheim’s kabuki‑style adaptation dramatizes Japan’s forced opening to the West in 1853. The narrative tracks the nation’s rapid Westernization through two protagonists—a samurai named Kayama and a humble fisherman, Manjiro—whose lives are upended when American warships arrive on Japanese shores.

Pacific Overtures Co.

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Does Pacific Overtures have end credit scenes?

No!

Pacific Overtures does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Ernest Harada

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

Gedde Watanabe

Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble

Kim Miyori

Ensemble

Sab Shimono

Manjiro

Larry Hama

Williams/Lord of the South

Freda Foh Shen

Shogun's Wife/Ensemble

Hal Prince

Marty Pasetta

Soon-Tek Oh

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Yuki Shimoda

Abe, First Councillor

James Dybas

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Conrad Yama

Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant

Ernest Abuba

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Isao Sato

Kayama

Alvin Ing

Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Mark Hsu Syers

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

Patrick Kinser-Lau

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

Jae Woo Lee

Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

Freddy Mao

Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

Tom Matsusaka

Imperial Priest

Kenneth S. Eiland

Ensemble

Haruki Fujimoto

Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry

Timm Fujii

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

Joey Ginza

Ensemble

Susan Kikuchi

Ensemble

Diane Lam

Ensemble

Richard Magpiong

Ensemble

Tony Marinyo

Ensemble

Kevin Maung

Ensemble

Dingo Secretario

Ensemble

Ricardo Tobia

Observer/Ensemble

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