Hula girls /
Hula girls
When a coal-mining town in northeastern Japan falls on hard times, its citizens unite to create a "Hawaiian Center", in hopes of boosting tourism. A group of coal miners' daughters devote themselves to the cause, and train to become professional hula dancers.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
San Francisco, CA :
Viz Pictures,
[2007]
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| Edition: | Uncut special ed.; anamorphic widescreen format (16:9). |
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| Summary: | When a coal-mining town in northeastern Japan falls on hard times, its citizens unite to create a "Hawaiian Center", in hopes of boosting tourism. A group of coal miners' daughters devote themselves to the cause, and train to become professional hula dancers. |
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| Item Description: | English language credits from subtitles. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Special features (disc 1): brief filmographies (Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yu Aoi, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Sumiko Fuji, Lee Sang-il). Special features (disc 2, 81 min.): "'Hula girls' : another story" (making-of featurette, 9 min.); "How to be a hula girl" (featurette on how the actresses were trained to dance and how the dance portions of the movie were filmed, 42 min.); "Hula girls : the real story" (featurette on the real-life inspirations for the film, 22 min.); interview with composer Jake Shimabukuro (5 min.); original Japanese trailers (3 min.). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 or stereo. |
| Audience: | Not rated |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Yamamoto Hideo ; editor, Imai Tsuyoshi ; choreograher, Kaleinani Hayakawa ; music, Jake Shimabukuro. |
| ISBN: | 1934244074 9781934244074 |