Girls of the White Orchid
1983 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Kaplan |
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| Writer: | Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 28, 1983 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Kaplan |
| Writer: | Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella |
| Genres: | Action, Romance, TV Movie, Thriller |
| Keywords | yakuza, passport, aspiring singer, tokyo, japan, prostitution, american embassy |
| Production Companies | NBC, Hill/Mandelker Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jim Beaver | Pedestrian |
| Steve Fuji | Japanese Businessman |
| Sean O'Kane | Police Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Kaplan | Director |
| Brad Fiedel | Original Music Composer |
| Brent A. Schoenfeld | Editor |
| Katherine Dover | Costume Designer, Costumer |
| Orin Kennedy | Location Manager |
| Robert Kinoshita | Art Direction |
| Robert Eber | Sound Mixer |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dori Weiss | Creative Consultant |
| Claude Binyon Jr. | Production Manager |
| Robert Della Santina | First Assistant Director |
| Jules Lichtman | Second Assistant Director |
| Pamela S. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Tothpal | Hair Designer |
| Mandy Chamberlin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Dale Miller | Hair Setup |
| Michael Levine | Camera Operator |
| John Carter | Special Effects |
| Elise LeNoir | Special Effects |
| Nancy Arnold | Set Decoration |
| Philip Duffin | Set Decoration |
| Dom Salinaro | Choreographer |
| Ronald H. Gilbert | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Nancy Foy | Casting |
| James Lew | Stunts |
| Carole Raschella | Writer |
| Michael Raschella | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Claude Binyon Jr. | Producer |
| Leonard Hill | Executive Producer |
| Philip Mandelker | Executive Producer |
| Carole Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Michael Raschella | Supervising Producer |
| Chuck Thegze | Associate Producer |
| Robert Della Santina | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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