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/10
Tokyo Pop
Dir. Fran Rubel Kuzui
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Tokyo Pop
“An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.”
Comedy
Romance
Music
Director
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Screenplay
Fran Rubel Kuzui, Lynn Grossman
A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing with a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick.
Release
Apr 15, 1988
Budget
—
Revenue
$38K
Country
Japan
Cast
Carrie Hamilton
Wendy Reed
Diamond Yukai
Hiro Yamaguchi
Taiji Tonoyama
Grandfather
Tetsuro Tamba
Mr. Dota
Masumi Harukawa
Mother
Toki Shiozawa
Mama
Hiroshi Mikami
Club Manager
Michael Cerveris
Mike
Gina Belafonte
Molly
Rikiya Yasuoka
Akira
Senri Yamazaki
Aya
Shun Shioya
Tak
Junko Hori
Hostess
Keiko Aoki
Mean Jumbo
Etsuko Mita
Wrestler
Mima Shimoda
Wrestler
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