Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Marty PasettaDirector
- Hal PrinceDirector
- Stephen SondheimWriter
- Stephen SondheimOriginal Music Composer
- John WeidmanWriter
- Hugh WheelerWriter
Cast
- 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
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Themes
filmed theater