Tokyo Pop

"An American success story that's far from ordinary. And far from home."

Nov 5 1988 R 1h 39m
Comedy

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

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. They get their fifteen minutes of fame, and our heroine realizes she has no future there, and will hold them back if she stays. Everyone lives happily ever after.

Written by

Lynn Grossman, Fran Rubel Kuzui

Directed by

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Cast

Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai, Taiji Tonoyama

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Japan

Production Companies

Kuzui Enterprises

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Tokyo Pop Trailer 1988
Tokyo Pop – Official Re-Release Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
496
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA