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  • Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
  • TV Movie | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
TV Movie | 98 min | Crime, Drama

In Los Angeles, the naive and lonely burger waitress and aspirant singer Carol Heath finds an advertisement in the newspaper with a job opportunity in Tokyo. She has a meeting with the agents, the American Cavanaugh and the Japanese Shiro ...See moreIn Los Angeles, the naive and lonely burger waitress and aspirant singer Carol Heath finds an advertisement in the newspaper with a job opportunity in Tokyo. She has a meeting with the agents, the American Cavanaugh and the Japanese Shiro ; she signs the contract in English and Japanese and travels to Japan to work at the White Orchid night-club. She shares a hotel room with a dancer and sooner 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. Meanwhile her former boyfriend returns to LA and seeks her out. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See less
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Director
Jonathan Kaplan (directed by)
Writers
Carole Raschella (written by) | Michael Raschella (written by)
Producer
Claude Binyon Jr. (produced by)
Composer
Brad Fiedel (music by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Brent A. Schoenfeld (as Brent Schoenfeld)
Casting Director
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Updated Nov 28, 1983

Release date
Nov 28, 1983 (United States)

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Carol Heath Carol Heath   See fewer
Thomas Byrd
Don Potter Don Potter   See fewer
Mako
Mori Mori   See fewer
Carolyn Seymour
Madame Mori Madame Mori   See fewer
Soon-Tek Oh
Hatanaka Hatanaka   See fewer
Ann Jillian
Marilyn Marilyn   See fewer
Yvonne McCord
Susanne Susanne   See fewer
John Hancock
Sergeant Kelly Sergeant Kelly   See fewer
Lionel Decker
Travis Travis   See fewer
Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Powers Mrs. Powers   See fewer
Isabell O'Connor
Esther (as Isabell Monk) Esther (as Isabell Monk)   See fewer
Rodney Kageyama
Police Supervisor Police Supervisor   See fewer
Dian Kobayashi
Policewoman Policewoman   See fewer
Owen Orr
Caucasian Man Caucasian Man   See fewer
James Saito
Officer #1 Officer #1   See fewer
Jerry Loo
Yakuza Guard #1 Yakuza Guard #1   See fewer
Rob Narita
Yakuza Guard #2 Yakuza Guard #2   See fewer
Tom Allard
News Vendor News Vendor   See fewer
Art Tizon
Businessman Businessman   See fewer
Jerry Tondo
Policeman (Japan) Policeman (Japan)   See fewer
Michael K. Woods
Air Force Buddy Air Force Buddy   See fewer
Suzanne LaRusch
Hostess Hostess   See fewer
George Karatsu
Customer Customer   See fewer
Hirotaka Okubo
The Major The Major   See fewer
Kenny Endoso
Hatanaka Aide #2 Hatanaka Aide #2   See fewer
Bill Saito
Yakuza Driver Yakuza Driver   See fewer
Jim Beaver
Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Fuji
Japanese businessman (uncredited) Japanese businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sean O'Kane
Police officer (uncredited) Police officer (uncredited)   See fewer
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