Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work at the White Orchid nightclub, she discovers the scheme of prostitution in the club that belongs to Yakuza. Alone, without money and her passport, she is protected by Shiro, but pressed by the managers Madame Mori and her husband Hatanaka to be receptive to client's proposals.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as Carol Heath |
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Thomas Byrd as Don Potter |
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Mako as Mori |
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Carolyn Seymour as Madame Mori |
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Richard Narita as Shiro |
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Soon-Tek Oh as Hatanaka |
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Ann Jillian as Marilyn |
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Yvonne McCord as Susanne |
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Philip Charles MacKenzie as Cavanaugh |
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Leslie Wing as Lisa |
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John Hancock as Sergeant Kelly |
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Lionel Decker as Travis |
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Eda Reiss Merin as Mrs. Powers |
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Isabell O'Connor as Esther (as Isabell Monk) |
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Keone Young as Akira |
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Rodney Kageyama as Police Supervisor |
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Dian Kobayashi as Policewoman |
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Owen Orr as Caucasian Man |
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James Saito as Officer #1 |
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Jenny DuBasso as Inga |
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Jerry Loo as Yakuza Guard #1 |
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Rob Narita as Yakuza Guard #2 |
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Tom Allard as News Vendor |
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Art Tizon as Businessman |
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Jerry Tondo as Policeman (Japan) |
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Michael K. Woods as Air Force Buddy |
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Suzanne LaRusch as Hostess |
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Ernesto Hernández as Latino |
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George Karatsu as Customer |
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Hirotaka Ôkubo as The Major |
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Kenny Endoso as Hatanama Aide #2 |
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Bill Saito as Yakusa Driver |
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Jim Beaver as Pedestrian |
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Steve Fuji as Japanese Businessman |
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Sean O'Kane as Police Officer |
| Directing | Jonathan Kaplan | Director |
| Production | Leonard Hill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philip Mandelker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carole Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Michael Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Chuck Thegze | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Della Santina | Associate Producer |
| Production | Claude Binyon Jr. | Production Manager |
| Directing | Robert Della Santina | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jules Lichtman | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela S. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Tothpal | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandy Chamberlin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dale Miller | Hair Setup |
| Camera | Michael Levine | Camera Operator |
| Crew | John Carter | Special Effects |
| Crew | Elise LeNoir | Special Effects |
| Art | Nancy Arnold | Set Decoration |
| Art | Philip Duffin | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Dom Salinaro | Choreographer |
| Production | Ronald H. Gilbert | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Brad Fiedel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Brent A. Schoenfeld | Editor |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Art | Robert Kinoshita | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Robert Eber | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Donald J. Malouf | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Orin Kennedy | Location Manager |
| Crew | Dori Weiss | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Claude Binyon Jr. | Producer |
| Crew | James Lew | Stunts |
| Writing | Carole Raschella | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Raschella | Writer |