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Hula gâru (2006)
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23 September 2006 (Japan)
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Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction. full summary | add synopsis
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21 wins
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A round of applause and bouquets for the girls
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Yasuko Matsuyuki | ... | Madoka Hirayama | |
| Etsushi Toyokawa | ... | Yojiro Tanikawa | |
| Yû Aoi | ... | Kimiko Tanikawa | |
| Shizuyo Yamasaki | ... | Sayuri Kumano | |
| Shoko Ikezu | |||
| Eri Tokunaga | ... | Sanae Kimura | |
| Kojo Miyake | |||
| Susumu Terajima | |||
| Masaru Shiga | |||
| Hiroshi Ôkôchi | |||
| Daikichi Sugawara | |||
| Katsumi Takahashi | |||
| Ittoku Kishibe | ... | Norio Yoshimoto | |
| Sumiko Fuji | ... | Chiyo Tanikawa (as Junko Fuji) |
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Hula Girls (International: English title)
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121 min | USA:108 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:108 min
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None of the actresses had any dance training prior to the film, so they trained for three months.
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Followed by Hula gâru 2 (2010)
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My impression of the hula dance - random wave movement of the hands by tanned girls wearing straw skirts with a big flower on the head. That was before this movie.
The Hula Girls, a heartwarming comedy from Japan, tells about the craft, emotions and passion behind this dance. Being Hawaii has almost nothing to do with a depressed and cold mining town, almost devoid of colours and warmth. However, a group of girls from the conservatives to bespectacled obasan, decided to learn the dance to develop this declining town into a Hawaiian Village.
This is a daunting task to a Tokyo dance teacher (wonderfully played by Yasuko Matsuyuki) and a demoralizing act to the conservative skeptics in the small village.
A story about going against all odds may remind you of another Japanese comedy, The Swing Girls. Both movies boost great energy, lovely music and can put a smile on your face.
As Japan official's entry to the 2007 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, The Hula Girls is not only entertaining, but motivational. It may be small in ambition, but big in what in can achieve to inspire people to chance, accept, fall and rise again.
It is funny and touching at the small time, pushing your heartstrings (and tear ducts) with the girls' triumph over people who do not believe in them, which includes themselves.
With its infectious energy and stirring movements, this hula dance deserves a round of applause and bouquets.
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