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An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 Aoki | 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. |
Genres
ComedyRomanceMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tokyo Pop |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kuzui Enterprises |
| Release date | 15 aprile 1988 |
| Executive producer | Jonathan Olsberg |
| Production | Kaz Kuzui, Akira Morishige |
| Writer | Fran Rubel Kuzui, Lynn Grossman |
| Editing | Camilla Toniolo |
| Cinematography | James Hayman, Hiroyuki Abe, Hideyoshi Adachi, Kenji Hayashi, John Hunter, Hiroshi Ishida, Hirokazu Ishii, Masaaki Kasae, Norimichi Kasamatsu, Masanobu Kiyoku, Tsuguyuki Koshiro, Noriyuki Mizuguchi, Hart Perry, Hitonori Tabata, Kenji Takama, Zoran Veselić |
| Assistant directors | Akira Kato, Yoshikuni Matsunaga, Shinichiro Nakata, Takayuki Sato, Fran Rubel Kuzui |
| Lighting | James Sofrenko, Toshiaki Yoneyama |
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Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 15, 1988
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