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Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

She came to America and found the three R's: Romance, Rejection, Rock 'n Roll

1987•1h 23m•5.0/10
ComedyDramaRomance

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5.0/10(6)

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.

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Production

Farallon Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Minako Ohashi

Kyoko

Ken Nakagawa

Ken

Mitzi Abe

Mimi

Bill Bonham

Carl

Brenda Aoki

Michelle

Kate Connell

Lana

Yoshi Akuhara

Businessman #2

Keith Choy

Lambert

James Cranna

Jimbo (as Jim Cranna)

John Cruz

Drummer

Richard Enos

Bass Player

Alex Herschlag

Warren

Amy Hill

Amy Hill

Woman in Cafe #2

Jim Hirabayashi

Cook

Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Nisei Man

Fay Kawabata

Woman in Cafe

Sue Matthews

Nina

John McCormick

Richie

David Nakayama

Maitre D'

Ken Narasaki

Ken Narasaki

Businessman #1

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