It is 1965 in Japan and the country has started to shift from coal to oil. One by one the old mining towns begin their long slow decline. The remote Japanese mining town of Joban attempts to compensate for the devastating economic blow by transforming itself into a lavish Hawaiian retreat complete with Hula dancers. A talented and determined dance instructor comes from Tokyo to teach the local ladies how to do the Hula with authentic grace and soon instills in her students a newfound sense of confidence in themselves and their struggling community.
Publisher:[Toronto] : Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, [2007]
General Note: DVD.Disc label title.Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.For home use only.LSC 21.25Japanese language track with English language subtitles.Winner of four Japanese Academy Awards: best film, director, screenplay, supporting actress