Tokyo Pop (1988)
Tokyo Pop (1988)
An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
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.

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Cast

Carrie Hamilton Carrie Hamilton As: Wendy Reed
Diamond Yukai Diamond Yukai As: Hiro Yamaguchi
Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama As: Grandfather
Tetsuro Tamba Tetsuro Tamba As: Mr. Dota
Masumi Harukawa Masumi Harukawa As: Mother
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home.
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Music

Language: English, 日本語

Release Date: 15 April 1988

Country: US, JP

Runtime: 100m

Company Credits

Company: Kuzui Enterprises

Revenue: $37,834

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Cast

Directed By

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Director

Shinichiro Nakata

Shinichiro Nakata

Second Assistant Director

Yoshikuni Matsunaga

Yoshikuni Matsunaga

First Assistant Director

Takayuki Sato

Takayuki Sato

Assistant Director

Akira Kato

Akira Kato

Third Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Kaz Kuzui

Kaz Kuzui

Producer

Jonathan Olsberg

Jonathan Olsberg

Executive Producer

Akira Morishige

Akira Morishige

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Shihoko Tsurii

Shihoko Tsurii

Makeup Artist

Shihoko Tsurii

Shihoko Tsurii

Hairstylist

Asako Kobayashi

Asako Kobayashi

Costume Design

Sound

Alan Brewer

Alan Brewer

Original Music Composer

Yutaka Tsurumaki

Yutaka Tsurumaki

Sound Mixer

Michael Barry

Michael Barry

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Wendy Hedin

Wendy Hedin

Sound Editor

Reilly Steele

Reilly Steele

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Raymond Karpicki

Raymond Karpicki

Sound Editor

William Sarokin

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

James Hayman

James Hayman

Director of Photography

Hideyoshi Adachi

Hideyoshi Adachi

Assistant Camera

Hiroyuki Abe

Hiroyuki Abe

Assistant Camera

Hirokazu Ishii

Hirokazu Ishii

Assistant Camera

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Camera Operator

Zoran Veselić

Zoran Veselić

Assistant Camera

Hitonori Tabata

Hitonori Tabata

Assistant Camera

Tsuguyuki Koshiro

Tsuguyuki Koshiro

Assistant Camera

Hiroshi Ishida

Hiroshi Ishida

Assistant Camera

Kenji Hayashi

Kenji Hayashi

Assistant Camera

John Hunter

John Hunter

Assistant Camera

Masaaki Kasae

Masaaki Kasae

Assistant Camera

Masanobu Kiyoku

Masanobu Kiyoku

Assistant Camera

Hart Perry

Hart Perry

Camera Operator

Noriyuki Mizuguchi

Noriyuki Mizuguchi

Assistant Camera

Kenji Takama

Kenji Takama

Camera Operator

Lighting

Toshiaki Yoneyama

Toshiaki Yoneyama

Lighting Director

James Sofrenko

James Sofrenko

Gaffer

Art Department

Terumi Hosoishi

Terumi Hosoishi

Production Design

Noboru Ishida

Noboru Ishida

Set Dresser

Keith Haring

Keith Haring

Title Designer

Other Crew

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