Tokyo Pop 1988 [VHS Rip]
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Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui
Written by Fran Rubel Kuzui & Lynn Grossman

Starring:
Carrie Hamilton
Diamond Yukai
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Hiroshi Sugita
Satoshi Kanai

I randomly caught this obscure 80s gem on HBO India last year. Carrie Hamilton's a disillusioned back-up singer in a U.S. punk band; she moves to Tokyo and joins a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick. Ace J-Rock sequences and cross-cultural gags ensue. Features the brilliant Papaya Paranoia and X Japan. Thoroughly recommended for fans of Japanese culture and music.



Tokyo Pop OST (MP3 VBR)
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01. Carrie Hamilton - Never Forget
02. Red Warriors - Monkey Dancin' [Feat. Yutaka Tadokoro]
03. Michael Cerveris - You!
04. Yutaka Tadokoro - Hearts and Diamonds
05. Red Warriors - Hiro's Song [Feat. Yutaka Tadokoro]
06. Yutaka Tadokoro - Blue Suede Shoes
07. Carrie Hamilton & Yutaka Tadokoro - You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
08. Alan Brewer - Homesick Blues
09. Carrie Hamilton & Yutaka Tadokoro - Do You Believe in Magic?
10. Papaya Paranoia - Rakuen, Rakuen (Paradise, Paradise)
11. Carrie Hamilton - Home on the Range