Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop

100 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | April 15, 1988

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.

Tokyo Pop

100 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | April 15, 1988

Tokyo Pop
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Kuzui Enterprises
Original title Tokyo Pop
Directors Akira Kato, Takayuki Sato, Yoshikuni Matsunaga, Shinichiro Nakata, Fran Rubel Kuzui
Writers Lynn Grossman, Fran Rubel Kuzui

Cast

Carrie Hamilton

as Wendy Reed

Diamond Yukai

as Hiro Yamaguchi

Taiji Tonoyama

as Grandfather

Tetsurō Tamba

as Mr. Dota

Masumi Harukawa

as Mother

Toki Shiozawa

as Mama

Hiroshi Mikami

as Club Manager

Gina Belafonte

as Molly

Rikiya Yasuoka

as Akira

Hiroshi Sugita

as Taro

Satoshi Kanai

as Shun

Hirofumi Hamada

as Minoru

Kazuo Ishigaki

as Chief Waiter

Makoto Fukuda

as Susumu

Yuko Kimoto

as Reiko

Shun Shioya

as Tak

Daisuke Ohyama

as Yoji

Tommy Bell

as John

Michael Waters

as Yogi

Catherine Bird

as Riva

Junko Hori

as Hostess

Kaori Yokoe

as Hostess

Yasumi Yamazaki

as Hostess

Hiroyuki Yamada

as Customer

Ben Ichikawa

as Customer

Buntaro Aoyagi

as Customer

Saburo Yokoo

as Customer

Hideya Kawakita

as Customer

Keiko Nakano

as Mean Jumbo

Yachiyo Hirata

as Wrestler

Miori Kamiya

as Wrestler

Etsuko Mita

as Wrestler

Mima Shimoda

as Wrestler

Erika Shishido

as Wrestler

Kenso Kato

as Dota's Assistant

Jumbo Sugita

as Dota's Assistant

Kaori Kunoki

as Dota's Secretary

Danny Jones

as Kitty

Hirofumi Kishi

as TV Show Host

Takashi Yamazaki

as Trainman

Gen Nakajima

as Taxi Driver

Yukitomo Tochino

as Noodle Shop Man

Toto Kitamura

as Love Hotel Maid

Jah K.S.K

as Reggae Club Owner

Gary Allen

as Curtis

Gan Murakami

as Fisherman

Masahiko Hirota

as Fisherman

Takehiko "Shake" Kogure

as Sleazy Rocker

Kiyoshi Ogawa

as Sleazy Rocker

Tatsuya Konuma

as Sleazy Rocker

Hide Sato

as Press

Shigeru Muroi

as Japanese Gaijin

Katsunobu Ito

as Plastic Shop Assistant

Takashi Inoue

as Audition M.C.