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 | Michael Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Directing | Jules Lichtman | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Dom Salinaro | Choreographer |
| Crew | John Carter | Special Effects |
| Art | Philip Duffin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dale Miller | Hair Setup |
| Production | Chuck Thegze | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Della Santina | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Michael Levine | Camera Operator |
| Production | Leonard Hill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Claude Binyon Jr. | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela S. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costumer |
| Production | Carole Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Tothpal | Hair Designer |
| Crew | Elise LeNoir | Special Effects |
| Production | Philip Mandelker | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Robert Della Santina | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandy Chamberlin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Nancy Arnold | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ronald H. Gilbert | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Crew | Dori Weiss | Creative Consultant |
| Art | Robert Kinoshita | Art Direction |
| Sound | Brad Fiedel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costume Designer |
| Production | Claude Binyon Jr. | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Eber | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Orin Kennedy | Location Manager |
| Sound | Donald J. Malouf | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Brent A. Schoenfeld | Editor |
| Crew | James Lew | Stunts |
| Writing | Carole Raschella | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Raschella | Writer |