Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop (トーキョー ポップ, Tōkyō Poppu) is a 1988 musical comedy film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lynn Grossman. The film follows an American girl (Carrie Hamilton), a Japanese boy (Yutaka Tadokoro) and a briefly successful pop band. It contrasts American customs with Tokyo lifestyles, while presenting an evolving love story between the two main characters.

Tokyo Pop
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFran Rubel Kuzui
Screenplay by
  • Fran Rubel Kuzui
  • Lynn Grossman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJames Hayman
Edited by
Music byAlan Brewer
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Spectrafilm (United States)
  • Shochiku-Fuji Company (Japan)
Release dates
  • April 15, 1988 (1988-04-15) (United States)
  • November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) (Japan)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
Box office$37,834

In real life, Tadokoro fronted the 1980s rock group Red Warriors, who also star in the film as themselves. Other notable actors include Gina Belafonte, Michael Cerveris and Tetsuro Tamba, with an uncredited cameo by Japanese rock band X Japan.

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