Tokyo Pop
An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
69% Match
1988
1h 40m
Comedy
Romance
Music
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.
Director
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Writers
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Lynn Grossman
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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
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Kaz
Hiroshi Sugita
Taro
Satoshi Kanai
Shun
Senri Yamazaki
Aya
Hirofumi Hamada
Minoru