ALTERNATE SYNOPSIS:
It is 1965 and in Japan, one by one the old mining townsbegin their long slow declined. But for one small town way up north, its leaders and the local mining company aim to build Japan's first Hawaiian Village as a way to save the town. The only problem is that no one even knows what the Hula is! In this hilariously touching comedy based on a true story, the skepticism and conservatism of the locals are gradually overcome as their daughters are recruited as Hula Girls under one talented and determined dance instructor from Tokyo. |
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