Directed by:
Sang-il LeeCinematography:
山本英夫Plots(1)
Based on a true story... It is 1965 and in Japan, the country has started to shift from coal to oil. One by one the old mining towns begin their long slow decline. But for one small town way up north, its leaders and mining company officials have come 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! 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Yasuko Matsuyuki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/821/164821862_16e021.jpg)
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Japan
Best movies:
Drawing Closer (2024)
Suspect X (2008)
Drive (2002)
![Yū Aoi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/367/164367247_0d8fa5.jpg)
Yū Aoi
Japan
Best movies:
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Tokyo Family (2013)
The Lightning Tree (2010)
![Etsushi Toyokawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319093_200c74.jpg)
Etsushi Toyokawa
Japan
Best movies:
Awaking (2006)
Love Letter (1995)
It's Only Talk (2005)
![Junko Fuji](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/507/159507145_0200be.jpg)
Junko Fuji
Japan
Best movies:
The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Summer Wars (2009)
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
![Ittoku Kishibe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273980_c9a091.jpg)
Ittoku Kishibe
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
![Eri Tokunaga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/374/166374741_383113.jpg)
Eri Tokunaga
Japan
Best movies:
Mio on the Shore (2019)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Hula Girls (2006)
![Shoko Ikezu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843311_ae9635.jpg)
Shoko Ikezu
Japan
Best movies:
True Mothers (2020)
Hula Girls (2006)
![Susumu Terajima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/910/166910184_778b74.jpg)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
![Daikiči Sugawara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/427/159427993_799e3f.jpg)
Daikiči Sugawara
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Wood Job! (2014)
Happy Flight (2008)
![Katsumi Takahashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/649/166649708_dd4cf2.jpg)
Katsumi Takahashi
Japan
Best movies:
Colorful (2010)
Hula Girls (2006)
Murder On The Orient Express (2015) (TV movie)
![Meikyo Yamada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/304/166304903_c75c5a.jpg)
Meikyo Yamada
Japan
Best movies:
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)
Hula Girls (2006)
The Climbers High (2008)
![眞島秀和](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/230/161230080_9eee74.jpg)
眞島秀和
Japan
Best movies:
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)
A Stranger of Mine (2005)
Swing Girls (2004)
三宅弘城
Japan
Best movies:
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
Hula Girls (2006)
Train Man (2005)
![Natsuhi Ueno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/559/167559378_b4zaf7.jpg)
Natsuhi Ueno
Japan
Best movies:
Hula Girls (2006)
Liar Game: Reborn (2012)
Učú senkan Jamato (2010)
![安部智凛](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/378/168378191_34zqc5.jpg)
安部智凛
Japan
Best movies:
Hula Girls (2006)
Caterpillar (2010)
Yakuza Weapon (2011)
山崎静代
Japan
Best movies:
Hula Girls (2006)
Love Complex (2006)
Masaru Shiga
Japan
Best movies: