Diamond Yukay: Building Bridges Between Japan and the U.S. Appeared at the LA premiere of the Japan-U.S. co-production film "TOKYO POP

Diamond☆Yukai premiered at the Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, on August 8, 2023 (Japan time) for the revival screening of the Japan-US co-production film "TOKYO POP" (director Fran Rubel Kuzui) restored to 4K/digital for the first time in 35 years, She participated in the reception party at Japan House and sang the theme song for the film.

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TOKYO POP" is a 1988 film co-starring the late Carrie Hamilton and Diamond☆Yukai that portrays Tokyo in the 1980s through the experience of a young American rock'n'roller woman who meets a Japanese rock'n'roller in Tokyo.

The film was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival at the time, and was released in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world, and distributed in Japan by Shochiku Fuji.

This year, the film was selected by IndieCollect ( https://indiecollect.org ), an organization that supports 4K digitization for the restoration and preservation of outstanding independent films in the United States, and was produced by a woman, actress Jane Fonda. The Jane Fonda Fund and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) organization (including the Academy Awards) are supporting the restoration and preservation of indie films made by actress Jane Fonda, which will be screened in 20 major U.S. cities in August 2023. The film will be screened in a revival in 20 major U.S. cities in August 2023.

In Japan, the film will be screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October.

Diamond☆Yukai will participate in the Chinese Theatre Premiere in Hollywood as the first step, and sing the theme song in memory of Carrie Hamilton in front of Carol Burnett, the mother of the late Carrie Hamilton, to weave the visual history between Japan and the United States. The film spins the history of Japanese-U.S. visual history.

After the screening, a reception party will be held at JAPAN HOUSE, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inviting Japanese and American celebrities.

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TOKYO POP" has gained a reputation as a "bridge between Japan and the world," and Diamond Yukai, who co-starred in the film, has made a name for himself as a rock star and is expected to continue his activities as a "bridge between the world" as an entertainer in the next stage.

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Diamond☆Yukai: ☆ is a six-pointed star.