AKA: Hula gâru

Summary: ..Town elders hope to exploit international fascination with Polynesian culture by building a Hawaiian-theme resort as bait for Japanese tourists and promoting it by training local girls as hula dancers.. Their teacher.., a hard-drinking, smart-mouthed Tokyo dancer whose very presence causes local parents to grouse that their daughters are being corrupted. In due course, the spunky teacher whips her crew of social misfits into professional artists and freethinking women. (movies.nytimes.com)

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Directed By: Sang-il Lee

Written By: Sang-il Lee, Daisuke Habara

Starring: Yû Aoi, Susumu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Shoko Ikezu, Eri Tokunaga, Kojo Miyake

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