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
