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.
Tokyo Pop has generally received positive reviews.
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Tokyo Pop was released in 1988 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving Tokyo Pop (1988) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 65%, Tokyo Pop is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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