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Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop

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Tokyo Pop

"An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home."

1988

1h 40m

6.9(16 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Music

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Carrie Hamilton

Carrie Hamilton

Wendy Reed

Diamond Yukai

Diamond Yukai

Hiro Yamaguchi

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Grandfather

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Mr. Dota

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Mother

Toki Shiozawa

Toki Shiozawa

Mama

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Club Manager

Michael Cerveris

Michael Cerveris

Mike

Gina Belafonte

Gina Belafonte

Molly

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Akira

Creative team

Directed by: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Written by: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Lynn Grossman
Produced by: Kaz Kuzui

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