Living on Tokyo Time (1987)

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.

Director:

Steven Okazaki

Writers:

John McCormick, Steven Okazaki

Stars:

Minako Ohashi, Ken Nakagawa, Mitzi Abe

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Minako Ohashi	...	Kyoko
Ken Nakagawa	...	Ken
Mitzi Abe	...	Mimi
Bill Bonham	...	Carl
Brenda Aoki	...	Michelle
Kate Connell	...	Lana
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Choy	...	Lambert
James Cranna	...	Jimbo (as Jim Cranna)
Alex Herschlag	...	Warren
Amy Hill	...	Woman in Cafe #2
Fay Kawabata	...	Woman in Cafe
Lane Nishikawa	...	Lane
Joe Oyama	...	Father

Storyline

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese american | rock 'n' roll | guitar | culture shock | marriage of convenience | 

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Taglines:

She came to America and found the three R's: Romance, Rejection, Rock 'n Roll

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official page at Farallon Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$285,146 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Farallon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The black and white picture of the woman on the bookshelf of records where Kyoto is listening to music is that of singer Grace Slick, singer for Jefferson Airplane.

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Quotes

Lana: Come on, what else have you got going? If it works, great, if it fails you can write a song about it like Layla

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Connections

Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Unrequited Love"
Composed by Eamonn Bowles
Performed by The Love Masters

User Reviews

Culture Clash

This is a realistic,comedic look at a marriage of convenience between a Japanese-American man and a Japanese woman.Director Steven Okazaki does a great job of showing the culture clash between the Japanese-born Kyoto and the born in America Ken.All the performances are uniformly good.Minako Ohashi as the Japanese emigre Kyoto,turns in a knowing performance.You feel her alienation and loneliness throughout.There are some fine supporting roles here,notably Kate Connell,and Mitzie Abe,as Ken's sister.Director Okazaki wraps everything up with an unexpected,realistic ending.