Hula Girls

Sep 9, 2006

2h 0m

★ 6.8

They danced their way into the hearts of a nation.

Overview

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Happinet Pictures

Cinequanon

Stardust Pictures

Nikkatsu Studio

Hula Girls Trailers

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Cast

Kimiko Tanikawa

Yu Aoi

Madoka Hirayama

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yojiro Tanikawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Sayuri Kumano

Shizuyo Yamasaki

Hatsuko Sasaki

Shoko Ikezu

Sanae Kimura

Eri Tokunaga

Mitsuo Igari

Hiroki Miyake

Ishida

Susumu Terajima

Goro Kumano

Masaru Shiga

Seiji Kimura

Katsumi Takahashi

Norio Yoshimoto

Ittoku Kishibe

Chiyo Tanikawa

Sumiko Fuji

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