Hula Girls

Nan
2h 0m
2006
6.8 /10 (53)

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2006-09-09

Top Billed Cast

Yu Aoi

Kimiko Tanikawa

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Madoka Hirayama

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yojiro Tanikawa

Shizuyo Yamasaki

Sayuri Kumano

Shoko Ikezu

Hatsuko Sasaki

Eri Tokunaga

Sanae Kimura

Hiroki Miyake

Mitsuo Igari

Susumu Terajima

Ishida

Masaru Shiga

Goro Kumano

Katsumi Takahashi

Seiji Kimura

Ittoku Kishibe

Norio Yoshimoto

Sumiko Fuji

Chiyo Tanikawa

Ami Ikenaga

Junko Soma

Natsuhi Ueno

Hiroko Miyata

Hiroshi Okochi

Union Leader for Miners

Daikichi Sugawara

Koji Wakamatsu

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