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Cast
Mako | As: Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble | |
Soon-Tek Oh | As: Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman | |
Yuki Shimoda | As: Abe, First Councillor | |
Sab Shimono | As: Manjiro | |
Isao Sato | As: Kayama |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West. |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
Mako |
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble |
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Soon-Tek Oh |
Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman |
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Yuki Shimoda |
Abe, First Councillor |
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Sab Shimono |
Manjiro |
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Isao Sato |
Kayama |
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Alvin Ing |
Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral |
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Ernest Harada |
Physician/Madam/British Admiral |
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James Dybas |
Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral |
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Mark Hsu Syers |
Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor |
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Patrick Kinser-Lau |
Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl |
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Ernest Abuba |
Samurai/Adams/Noble |
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Larry Hama |
Williams/Lord of the South |
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Jae Woo Lee |
Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South |
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Freddy Mao |
Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter |
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Tom Matsusaka |
Imperial Priest |
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Conrad Yama |
Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant |
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Kenneth S. Eiland |
Ensemble |
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Timm Fujii |
Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble |
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Haruki Fujimoto |
Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry |
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Joey Ginza |
Ensemble |
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Susan Kikuchi |
Ensemble |
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Diane Lam |
Ensemble |
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Richard Magpiong |
Ensemble |
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Tony Marinyo |
Ensemble |
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Kevin Maung |
Ensemble |
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Kim Miyori |
Ensemble |
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Dingo Secretario |
Ensemble |
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Freda Foh Shen |
Shogun's Wife/Ensemble |
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Ricardo Tobia |
Observer/Ensemble |
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Gedde Watanabe |
Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble |
Directed By
Hal Prince |
Stage Director |
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Marty Pasetta |
Director |
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Hal Prince |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Hugh Wheeler |
Musical |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Musical |
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John Weidman |
Musical |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Lyricist |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Writer |
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John Weidman |
Writer |
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Hugh Wheeler |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Richard Allen |
Wig Designer |
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Richard Allen |
Makeup Designer |
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Florence Klotz |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Jonathan Tunick |
Orchestrator |
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Paul Gemignani |
Music Director |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Songs |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Music |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Tharon Musser |
Lighting Design |
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Art Department
Boris Aronson |
Set Designer |
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Other Crew
Haruki Fujimoto |
Creative Consultant |
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Patricia Birch |
Choreographer |
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