

Tokyo Pop
An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
Genres
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
13
Vote Average
7.3
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
Hiroyuki Yamada
Customer
Kaoru Kuroki
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