Movie Description
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jonathan Kaplan
- Producer : Claude Binyon Jr.
- Writer : Carole Raschella,Michael Raschella
- Editor : Brent A. Schoenfeld
- Cast : Jennifer Jason Leigh,Thomas Byrd,Mako,Carolyn Seymour,Richard Narita,Soon-Tek Oh,Ann Jillian,Yvonne McCord,Philip Charles MacKenzie,Leslie Wing,John Hancock,Lionel Decker,Eda Reiss Merin,Isabell O'Connor,Keone Young,Rodney Kageyama,Dian Kobayashi,Owen Orr,James Saito,Jenny DuBasso,Jerry Loo,Rob Narita,Tom Allard,Art Tizon,Jerry Tondo,Michael K. Woods,Suzanne LaRusch,Ernesto Hernández,George Karatsu,Hirotaka Ôkubo,Kenny Endoso,Bill Saito,Jim Beaver,Steve Fuji,Sean O'Kane
Cast
Carol Heath
Don Potter
Mori
Madame Mori
Shiro
Hatanaka
Marilyn
Susanne
Cavanaugh
Lisa
Sergeant Kelly
Travis
Mrs. Powers
Esther (as Isabell Monk)
Akira
Police Supervisor
Policewoman
Caucasian Man
Officer #1
Inga
Yakuza Guard #1
Yakuza Guard #2
News Vendor
Businessman
Policeman (Japan)
Air Force Buddy
Hostess
Latino
Customer
The Major
Hatanama Aide #2
Yakusa Driver
Pedestrian
Japanese Businessman
Police Officer
Posters
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X
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Facts
Original TitleGirls of the White Orchid
Status Released
Release Information
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1983-11-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 36m
Production CompaniesHill/Mandelker Films,NBC
Genres
- Action
- Thriller
- Romance
- TV Movie
