Synopse
Based on a true story set in the provincial Japan of 1965, a mining village is set to overcome obsolescence by becoming a tourist attraction as Japan's first Hawaiian village, Hula girls and all. But how to dance the Hula? Not everyone is convinced. A passionate dance instructor from Tokyo is faced with a sceptical, conservative village population.
Info
Original Title: Hula gâru
International Title: Hula Girls
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 07
Version & Subtitles: Japanese OV
Director: Lee Sang-il
Screenplay: Lee Sang-il, Daisuke Habara
Cast/Protagonists: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yu Aoi
Production country: Japan
Year of Production: 2006
Length: 110 min
Producer: Hitomi Ishihara
Production company: Cine Qua Non
Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Editor: Tsuyoshi Imai
Music: Jake Shimabukuro
Production Design: Yohei Taneda
World Sales: Fortissimo Films
