Tokyo Pop (1988) ***1/2

A really charming fish out of water romantic comedy by Fran Rubel Kuzui, Tokyo Pop (1988) is a sweet little indie movie with a ton of heart. Kuzui's only other feature film credit as director is Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992), though she was also a producer for Orgazmo (1997) (review), which I find quite amusing. Some of the songs in TP are pretty vanilla and the story is a bit undercooked, but it's still a very enjoyable and engaging picture.