Film

Tokyo Pop

Name: Tokyo Pop
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Released: 1988
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai, Taiji Tonoyama, Tetsurō Tamba, Masumi Harukawa

1988 · 99 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Fran Rubel Kuzui

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.