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Tokyo Pop

National Film Development Corporation | Release Date: April 15, 1988

Summary: Bleach-blonde wannabe rocker Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) is disillusioned with her life in New York City. After receiving a postcard from Japan saying “wish you were here,” she spontaneously hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big as a singer. Quickly finding herself broke and a fish out of water, she moves into a youth hostel for gaijin (foreigners) and takes up work as a hostess at a karaoke bar. Just when she’s at her breaking point, she meets Hiro (Diamond Yukai), a rock ‘n’ roller whose band is looking for their big break. They form a romantic and musical connection and Hiro convinces Wendy to become their lead singer. Through a combination of hustle and luck, they stumble into their 15 minutes of fame, but Wendy soon comes to realize that being a gaijin rocker may be nothing more than a passing fad.

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Runtime:	99 min
Rating:	R
Official Site:	https://www.kinolorber.com/film/tokyo-pop
Production:	Lorimar Film Entertainment
Genres:	Comedy
Countries:	US, JP
Languages:	English, Japanese
Home Release Date:	Jan 1, 2001

Director	Credit
Fran Rubel Kuzui	Director

Writer	Credit
Fran Rubel Kuzui	Writer
Lynn Grossman	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Carrie Hamilton	Wendy Reed
Daisuke Ohyama	Yoji (Keyboards)
Diamond Yukai	Hiro Yamaguchi
Gina Belafonte	Holly
Hiroshi Mikami	Club Manager
Masumi Harukawa	Mother
Michael Cerveris	Mike
Taiji Tonoyama	Grandfather
Tetsurô Tanba	Mr. Dota
Toki Shiozawa	Mama-San

Cast	Credit
Hiroshi Kobayashi	Kaz (Drums)
Hiroshi Sugita	Taro (Bass)
Rikiya Yasuoka	Akira (Manager)
Satoshi Kanai	Shun (Guitar)
Senri Yamazaki	Aya (Dancer)

Producer	Credit
Akira Morishige	Associate Producer
Jonathan Olsberg	Executive Producer
Kaz Kuzui	Producer
Nancy Wood-Tuber	Associate Producer