Tokyo Pop (1988)

A struggling rock singer (Carrie Hamilton) is getting nowhere career wise in New York City. So she decides to relocate to Japan where there is a demand for American girl singers. But her Japanese adventure isn't quite what she thought it would be. Co-written and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, this is a delightful romantic musical. It's not the kind of musical where the characters break out into song. Instead, all the songs are performed as part of the Japanese rock scene. The experience of a fish out of water Caucasian girl trying to break into the Japanese music business and her romance with a Japanese rock singer (Yutaka Tadokoro) is sweet and the musical performances are fun. A real sleeper that's recently been restored and getting a second chance. With Tetsuro Tamba, Masumi Harukawa and Taiji Tonoyama.