


Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Abe, First Councillor

Manjiro
Kayama

Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

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.
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble