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Living on Tokyo Time
Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

She came to America and found the three R's: Romance, Rejection, Rock 'n Roll

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

14 August 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Minako Ohashi

Minako Ohashi

Kyoko

Ken Nakagawa

Ken Nakagawa

Ken

Mitzi Abe

Mitzi Abe

Mimi

Bill Bonham

Bill Bonham

Carl

Brenda Aoki

Brenda Aoki

Michelle

Kate Connell

Kate Connell

Lana

Yoshi Akuhara

Yoshi Akuhara

Businessman #2

Keith Choy

Keith Choy

Lambert

James Cranna

James Cranna

Jimbo (as Jim Cranna)

John Cruz

John Cruz

Drummer

Richard Enos

Richard Enos

Bass Player

Alex Herschlag

Alex Herschlag

Warren

Amy Hill

Amy Hill

Woman in Cafe #2

Jim Hirabayashi

Jim Hirabayashi

Cook

Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Nisei Man

Fay Kawabata

Fay Kawabata

Woman in Cafe

Sue Matthews

Sue Matthews

Nina

John McCormick

John McCormick

Richie

David Nakayama

David Nakayama

Maitre D'

Ken Narasaki

Ken Narasaki

Businessman #1

Judi Nihei

Judi Nihei

Sheri

Lane Nishikawa

Lane Nishikawa

Lane

Suzie Okazaki

Suzie Okazaki

Nisei Woman

Joe Oyama

Joe Oyama

Father

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