A Girl Named Tamiko

A Girl Named Tamiko

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1962-12-27
Genre:Drama
Duration:110 min
Director:John Sturges
Actors:Laurence Harvey, France Nuyen, Martha Hyer, Miyoshi Umeki, Gary Merrill
Production:Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc.

Overview:

A photographer based in Tokyo, who's in love with local beauty Tamiko, begins to court an embassy official so she can help him gain entry into the United States.

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