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Tokyo Pop
An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
Genres
ComedyRomanceMusic
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$37834
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1988-04-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
6.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Kazuo Ishigaki
Chief Waiter
Makoto Fukuda
Susumu
Yuko Kimoto
Reiko
Shun Shioya
Tak
Daisuke Ōyama
Yoji
Constantina Blianas
Alice
Tommy Bell
John
Michael Waters
Yogi
Catherine Bird
Riva
Junko Hori
Hostess
Kaori Yokoe
Hostess
Yasumi Yamazaki
Hostess
Hiroyuki Yamada
Customer
Ben Ichikawa
Customer
Buntaro Aoyagi
Customer
Saburo Yokoo
Customer
Hideya Kawakita
Customer
Keiko Nakano
Mean Jumbo
Yachiyo Hirata
Wrestler
Miori Kamiya
Wrestler
Etsuko Mita
Wrestler
Mima Shimoda
Wrestler
Erika Shishido
Wrestler
Kenso Kato
Dota's Assistant
Jumbo Sugita
Dota's Assistant
Kaori Kunoki
Dota's Secretary
Kaoru Kuroki
Danny Jones
Kitty
Hirofumi Kishi
TV Show Host
Takashi Yamazaki
Trainman
Gen Nakajima
Taxi Driver
Yukitomo Tochino
Noodle Shop Man
Toto Kitamura
Love Hotel Maid
Jah K.S.K
Reggae Club Owner
Gary Allen
Curtis
Gan Murakami
Fisherman
Masahiko Hirota
Fisherman
Takehiko "Shake" Kogure
Sleazy Rocker
Kiyoshi Ogawa
Sleazy Rocker
Tatsuya Konuma
Sleazy Rocker
Asako Kobayashi
Yasuko Ono
Megumi Sakurai
Miwa Ohno
Yuki Hara
Hide Sato
Press
Shigeru Muroi
Japanese Gaijin
Katsunobu Ito
Plastic Shop Assistant
Takashi Inoue
Audition M.C.
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