The Idea of You
2024 · Music · Comedy
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Film / 1988
Tokyo Pop
Directed by
Fran Rubel Kuzui
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Carrie HamiltonWendy Reed
Diamond YukaiHiro Yamaguchi
Taiji TonoyamaGrandfather
Tetsuro TambaMr. Dota
Masumi HarukawaMother
Toki ShiozawaMama
Hiroshi MikamiClub Manager
Michael CerverisMike
Gina BelafonteMolly
Rikiya YasuokaAkira
Hiroshi KobayashiKaz
Hiroshi SugitaTaro
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Satoshi KanaiShun
Senri YamazakiAya
Hirofumi HamadaMinoru
Kazuo IshigakiChief Waiter
Makoto FukudaSusumu
Yuko KimotoReiko
Shun ShioyaTak
Daisuke ŌyamaYoji
Constantina BlianasAlice
Tommy BellJohn
Michael WatersYogi
Catherine BirdRiva
Junko HoriHostess
Kaori YokoeHostess
Yasumi YamazakiHostess
Hiroyuki YamadaCustomer
Ben IchikawaCustomer
Buntaro AoyagiCustomer
Saburo YokooCustomer
Hideya KawakitaCustomer
Keiko AokiMean Jumbo
Yachiyo HirataWrestler
Miori KamiyaWrestler
Etsuko MitaWrestler
Mima ShimodaWrestler
Erika ShishidoWrestler
Kenso KatoDota's Assistant
Jumbo SugitaDota's Assistant
Kaori KunokiDota's Secretary
Danny JonesKitty
Hirofumi KishiTV Show Host
Takashi YamazakiTrainman
Gen NakajimaTaxi Driver
Yukitomo TochinoNoodle Shop Man
Toto KitamuraLove Hotel Maid
Jah K.S.KReggae Club Owner
Gary AllenCurtis
Gan MurakamiFisherman
Masahiko HirotaFisherman
Takehiko "Shake" KogureSleazy Rocker
Kiyoshi OgawaSleazy Rocker
Tatsuya KonumaSleazy Rocker
Asako Kobayashi
Yasuko Ono
Megumi Sakurai
Miwa Ohno
Yuki Hara
Hide SatoPress
Shigeru MuroiJapanese Gaijin
Katsunobu ItoPlastic Shop Assistant
Takashi InoueAudition M.C.
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