Tokyo Pop (1988)
Tokyo Pop is a 1988 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai and Taiji Tonoyama.
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.
Where to watch Tokyo Pop
Stream: Kino Film Collection
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Cast
- Carrie Hamilton as Wendy Reed
- Diamond Yukai as Hiro Yamaguchi
- Taiji Tonoyama as Grandfather
- Tetsuro Tamba as Mr. Dota
- Masumi Harukawa as Mother
- Toki Shiozawa as Mama
- Hiroshi Mikami as Club Manager
- Michael Cerveris as Mike
- Gina Belafonte as Molly
- Rikiya Yasuoka as Akira
- Hiroshi Kobayashi as Kaz
- Hiroshi Sugita as Taro