Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.318 |
Directed By
Jonathan Kaplan
Crew
Jonathan Kaplan
Katherine Dover
Philip Duffin
Robert Della Santina
Michael Raschella
Dale Miller
Michael Levine
Pamela S. Westmore
Leonard Hill
Carole Raschella
Peter Tothpal
Robert Della Santina
Mandy Chamberlin
Nancy Arnold
Philip Mandelker
Elise LeNoir
Chuck Thegze
Jules Lichtman
John Carter
Claude Binyon Jr.
Dom Salinaro
Ronald H. Gilbert
Brent A. Schoenfeld
Donald J. Malouf
Brad Fiedel
Robert Eber
Michael Raschella
Dori Weiss
Claude Binyon Jr.
Carole Raschella
Katherine Dover
Orin Kennedy
Robert Kinoshita
Nancy Foy
John Lindley
James Lew
TOP CAST
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Carol Heath
Thomas Byrd
Don Potter
Mako
Mori
Carolyn Seymour
Madame Mori
Richard Narita
Shiro
Soon-Tek Oh
Hatanaka
Ann Jillian
Marilyn
Yvonne McCord
Susanne
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Cavanaugh
Leslie Wing
Lisa
John Hancock
Sergeant Kelly
Lionel Decker
Travis
Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Powers
Isabell O'Connor
Esther (as Isabell Monk)
Keone Young
Akira
Rodney Kageyama
Police Supervisor
Dian Kobayashi
Policewoman
Owen Orr
Caucasian Man
James Saito
Officer #1
Jenny DuBasso
Inga
Jerry Loo
Yakuza Guard #1
Rob Narita
Yakuza Guard #2
Tom Allard
News Vendor
Art Tizon
Businessman
Jerry Tondo
Policeman (Japan)
Michael K. Woods
Air Force Buddy
Suzanne LaRusch
Hostess
Ernesto Hernández
Latino
George Karatsu
Customer
Hirotaka Ôkubo
The Major
Kenny Endoso
Hatanama Aide #2
Bill Saito
Yakusa Driver
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