Hula Girls - Jap

Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Lee Sang-il
Cast: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yû Aoi, Shizuyo Yamazaki
RunTime: 1 hr 48 mins
Released By: The Picturehouse
Rating: PG

Opening Day: 30 May 2007 (The Picturehouse)



Synopsis:

Based on a true story, HULA GIRLS is a heartwarming comedy about coal miners' daughters who take a once-in-a-lifetime chance to escape their monotonous lives, and become unwitting heroes in their depressed mining town and the whole of Japan. It is 1965, old mining towns began their long slow decline as the country started to shift from coal to oil. A small town way up north comes up with an idea to develop Japan's first Hawaiian Village. And what's a Hawaiian Village without a troupe of Hula dancers? The only problem is, no one knows how to do the dance, or even knows what the Hula is! In this hilariously touching comedy, the skepticism and conservatism of the locals is gradually overcome as their daughters fall under the spell of one talented and determined dance instructor from the big city of Tokyo.

Rating
3 1/2 out of 5 stars