Amon Miyamoto (宮本亞門, born January 4, 1958 in Tokyo) has directed numerous productions in Japan and worldwide, from musicals, straight plays, opera, and kabuki as well as other art genres. In 2004, he became the first Japanese director to direct a musical on Broadway for the revival of Pacific Overtures which received four Tony Award nominations. He will direct THE KARATE KID The Musical Pre-Broadway World Premiere Beginning May 25, 2022 at STAGES St. Louis, He made his North American opera-directing debut in 2007 with Tan Dun's TEA: A Mirror of Soul (U.S. premiere) at the Santa Fe Opera.