

06/09/1976
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.

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

Alvin Ing
as Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Ernest Harada
as Physician/Madam/British Admiral

James Dybas
as Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Mark Hsu Syers
as Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor

Patrick Kinser-Lau
as Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl

Ernest Abuba
as Samurai/Adams/Noble

Larry Hama
as Williams/Lord of the South

Jae Woo Lee
as Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

Freddy Mao
as Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

Tom Matsusaka
as Imperial Priest

Conrad Yama
as Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant

Kenneth S. Eiland
as Ensemble

Timm Fujii
as Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble

Haruki Fujimoto
as Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry

Joey Ginza
as Ensemble

Susan Kikuchi
as Ensemble

Diane Lam
as Ensemble

Richard Magpiong
as Ensemble

Tony Marinyo
as Ensemble

Kevin Maung
as Ensemble

Kim Miyori
as Ensemble

Dingo Secretario
as Ensemble

Freda Foh Shen
as Shogun's Wife/Ensemble

Ricardo Tobia
as Observer/Ensemble

Gedde Watanabe
as Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
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