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Tokyo Pop (1988)

Young female rock singer goes to Japan to try her success.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Fran Rubel Kuzui

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Carrie Hamilton
Carrie Hamilton
Wendy Reed
Diamond Yukai
Diamond Yukai
Hiro Yamaguchi
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Grandfather
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō 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
Daisuke Oyama
Daisuke Oyama
Yoji
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

Crews

Fran Rubel Kuzui
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Director
Yutaka Tsurumaki
Yutaka Tsurumaki
Sound Mixer
Terumi Hosoishi
Terumi Hosoishi
Production Design
Alan Brewer
Alan Brewer
Original Music Composer
Camilla Toniolo
Camilla Toniolo
Editor
James Hayman
James Hayman
Director of Photography
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Story
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Writer
Lynn Grossman
Lynn Grossman
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Tokyo Pop Trailer 1988

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