Overview
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.
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
- 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