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MASTER SCORE 52.5 / 100
1983·Crime / Drama / Action·1h 38m

GIRLS OF THE WHITE ORCHID

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.

Above the Line
Jonathan Kaplan·DirectorCarole Raschella·WriterMichael Raschella·WriterJohn Lindley·Director of PhotographyBrad Fiedel·Original Music ComposerBrent A. Schoenfeld·Editor
Cast
Jennifer Jason Leigh·Carol HeathThomas Byrd·Don PotterMako·MoriCarolyn Seymour·Madame MoriRichard Narita·ShiroSoon-Tek Oh·HatanakaAnn Jillian·MarilynYvonne McCord·SusannePhilip Charles MacKenzie·CavanaughLeslie Wing·Lisa
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Jonathan Kaplan·DirectorRobert Della Santina·First Assistant DirectorJules Lichtman·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Carole Raschella·WriterMichael Raschella·Writer
Camera· 2
John Lindley·Director of PhotographyMichael Levine·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Brent A. Schoenfeld·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Brad Fiedel·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Robert Kinoshita·Art DirectionPamela S. Westmore·Makeup ArtistKatherine Dover·CostumerMandy Chamberlin·Assistant Costume DesignerNancy Arnold·Set DecorationPhilip Duffin·Set Decoration
Production· 10
Leonard Hill·Executive ProducerPhilip Mandelker·Executive ProducerClaude Binyon Jr.·ProducerCarole Raschella·Supervising ProducerMichael Raschella·Supervising ProducerChuck Thegze·Associate ProducerRobert Della Santina·Associate ProducerClaude Binyon Jr.·Production ManagerRonald H. Gilbert·Executive In Charge Of ProductionNancy Foy·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Peter Tothpal·Hair DesignerDale Miller·Hair SetupJohn Carter·Special EffectsElise LeNoir·Special EffectsDom Salinaro·Choreographer
By the Numbers
52.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.1
OF 10
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