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Tokyo Pop
Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop

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

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ComedyRomanceMusic

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$37834

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

15 April 1988

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Kaz

Hiroshi Sugita

Hiroshi Sugita

Taro

Satoshi Kanai

Satoshi Kanai

Shun

Senri Yamazaki

Senri Yamazaki

Aya

Hirofumi Hamada

Hirofumi Hamada

Minoru

Kazuo Ishigaki

Kazuo Ishigaki

Chief Waiter

Makoto Fukuda

Makoto Fukuda

Susumu

Yuko Kimoto

Yuko Kimoto

Reiko

Shun Shioya

Shun Shioya

Tak

Daisuke Ōyama

Daisuke Ōyama

Yoji

Constantina Blianas

Constantina Blianas

Alice

Tommy Bell

Tommy Bell

John

Michael Waters

Michael Waters

Yogi

Catherine Bird

Catherine Bird

Riva

Junko Hori

Junko Hori

Hostess

Kaori Yokoe

Kaori Yokoe

Hostess

Yasumi Yamazaki

Yasumi Yamazaki

Hostess

Hiroyuki Yamada

Hiroyuki Yamada

Customer

Ben Ichikawa

Ben Ichikawa

Customer

Buntaro Aoyagi

Buntaro Aoyagi

Customer

Saburo Yokoo

Saburo Yokoo

Customer

Hideya Kawakita

Hideya Kawakita

Customer

Keiko Nakano

Keiko Nakano

Mean Jumbo

Yachiyo Hirata

Yachiyo Hirata

Wrestler

Miori Kamiya

Miori Kamiya

Wrestler

Etsuko Mita

Etsuko Mita

Wrestler

Mima Shimoda

Mima Shimoda

Wrestler

Erika Shishido

Erika Shishido

Wrestler

Kenso Kato

Kenso Kato

Dota's Assistant

Jumbo Sugita

Jumbo Sugita

Dota's Assistant

Kaori Kunoki

Kaori Kunoki

Dota's Secretary

Kaoru Kuroki

Kaoru Kuroki

Danny Jones

Danny Jones

Kitty

Hirofumi Kishi

Hirofumi Kishi

TV Show Host

Takashi Yamazaki

Takashi Yamazaki

Trainman

Gen Nakajima

Gen Nakajima

Taxi Driver

Yukitomo Tochino

Yukitomo Tochino

Noodle Shop Man

Toto Kitamura

Toto Kitamura

Love Hotel Maid

Jah K.S.K

Jah K.S.K

Reggae Club Owner

Gary Allen

Gary Allen

Curtis

Gan Murakami

Gan Murakami

Fisherman

Masahiko Hirota

Masahiko Hirota

Fisherman

Takehiko "Shake" Kogure

Takehiko "Shake" Kogure

Sleazy Rocker

Kiyoshi Ogawa

Kiyoshi Ogawa

Sleazy Rocker

Tatsuya Konuma

Tatsuya Konuma

Sleazy Rocker

Asako Kobayashi

Asako Kobayashi

Yasuko Ono

Yasuko Ono

Megumi Sakurai

Megumi Sakurai

Miwa Ohno

Miwa Ohno

Yuki Hara

Yuki Hara

Hide Sato

Hide Sato

Press

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Japanese Gaijin

Katsunobu Ito

Katsunobu Ito

Plastic Shop Assistant

Takashi Inoue

Takashi Inoue

Audition M.C.

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