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 a... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpWhat Tokyo Pop never allows is overcooked drama where the couple has to decide if they’re really in love, or if they’re just trying to hit it big. The film is genuine. It devoutly avoids putting on airs. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonThe film is on the lean side in matters of story and depth of characters. Its strengths are its pure, ingratiating sweetness, its insider’s view of cross-cultural romance and its eye-popping picture of a thoroughly Westernized Tokyo that has rushed to embrace every worst idea America ever exported--and added a few of its own: sing-along caraoke videos and love hotels, which are a little like the Madonna Inn on a franchise scale. |
| The New York TimesWalter GoodmanYou don't have to be a fan of rock music to get a kick out of Tokyo Pop, a wedding of American and Japanese youth cultures as seen through a fun-house mirror. |
| User Reviewshiena iI first saw this on TV back in the early '90's and fell in love with it, Japanese culture and it's female lead, the late Carrie Hamilton. Actually she is my main reason for liking this film, but the male lead (Masumi Harukawa) is also very likeable. There are some good songs and some very cheesy songs too. (I own the soundtrack!) This has never had a DVD release which is a real disappointment, and judging by the few fans it has on here most people are unaware of it's existence. |
| User ReviewLujza NI loved this movie when I was a kid, and saw it several times. I would probably understand the sense of cultural alienation better today, though. |
| User ReviewGreg CHeartfelt and sadly underrated movie. Will a DVD ever be released? |
| User ReviewHiroshi Mbetter than 'Lost in Translation.' see it instead |
| User ReviewPrivate Ukinda sweet but acting was kinda bad. 10 seconds of X Japan! LOL |
