this be one of those film that explore the culture clash of eastern born people in westernized culture . love on tokyo time be a sad film about the inability of opposite to attract due to major cultural difference . ken and rock nroll fanatic and marries kyoto and a japanese girl and so that she can stay in the united state when her visa expire . the marriage be only expect to be temporary and that be and until kyoto gain legal status again . but and ken and who seem to be lose in every relationship and take a liking to kyoto and try very hard to make thing work out . this and despite his friend urge that dump kyoto and get rid of all commitment to girl be bad for rock n roll except to inspire some song write about break heart and all of that . but kyoto come from a strict traditional japanese upbringing and and doesn not expect to be marry to ken all that long . not only that and she be homesick and want to return to japan . it sad in that this be finally someone ken think he can love and be with and all that and except the one time he think he find someone to feel that way about and the girl isn not expect to stay that long . it not that she doesn not like ken and it just that she use to a whole nother way of life . she say and i can not tell him the way i feel in english and and ken can not tell me the way he feel in japanese . it a rather sad love story with a killer 80 techno nintendo soundtrack . i pick up love on tokyo time because it remind me of one of my favorite 80 film and tokyo pop . and and for those of you who enjoy love on tokyo time and check out tokyo pop ( a new york singer go to japan and join a japanese american cover band ) and except it a movie with a happy end .