Tokyo Pop (1988)

Young female rock singer is not appreciated by her band, gets postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". Takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes ... See full summary »

Director:

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Writers:

Lynn Grossman, Fran Rubel Kuzui

Stars:

Carrie Hamilton, Daiamondo Yukai, Hiroshi Kobayashi

Cast

Credited cast:
Carrie Hamilton	...	Wendy Reed
Daiamondo Yukai	...	Hiro Yamaguchi (as Yutaka Tadokoro)
Hiroshi Kobayashi	...	Kaz
Hiroshi Sugita
Satoshi Kanai
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toshimitsu Deyama	...	Toshi
Yoshiki Hayashi	...	Yoshiki
Tomoaki Ishizuka	...	Pata
Rome Kanda	...	Minoru
Hideto Matsumoto	...	Hide
Hiroshi Mikami	...	Club Manager
Taiji Sawada	...	Taiji
Toki Shiozawa	...	Mama-san
Tetsurô Tanba	...	Mr. Dota
Taiji Tonoyama	...	Grandpa

Storyline

Young female rock singer is not appreciated by her band, gets postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". Takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numereous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing with a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick. They get their 15 minutes of fame, and our heroine realizes that she has no future there, and will hold them back if she stays. Everyone lives happily ever after.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

November 1988 (Turkey)

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Gross:

$125,345 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kuzui Enterprises, Lorimar Film Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (TVC)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The band performing during the movie is X, which later became X Japan.

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Soundtracks

"Never Forget"
Written and Performed by Carrie Hamilton
Produced by Alan Brewer

User Reviews

Beautiful

I loved this film. A lot. Though my tastes may be a bit different than most people I've met, I really did enjoy both the comedic and romantic aspects of the film, and I thought both blended very well. My favorite example of this was when Hiro (played by Tadokoro Yutaka of Red Warriors), takes Wendy (fantastically played by the late Carrie Hamilton) to a hotel; the movie makes a good point of explaining just how much of a problem language barriers can be, though in a way we can all laugh at, which I found to be great ...

Overacted in some parts, underacted in a few, and misdirected in many, this film is my idea of a great time, and I hope those of you who feel the same way make an effort to see it for yourself.