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Hula Fulla Dance (2021)

Directed by Shinya Watada

Overview

Hiwa Natsunagi is a high school student living in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.  Worried about what to do with her life after graduation, she spots a poster for Spa Resort Hawaiians the “Hawaii of Tohoku” the place where her sister Mari used to work and applies to their new dancer (hula girl) campaign on a whim.  Despite her lack of experience, Hiwa is accepted for the job, and starts on the path towards becoming a Hula Girl with her classmates, Kanna, Ranko, ‘ohana and Shion. However, unable to keep in step with one another due to their differing personalities, their first stage ends in disaster.  Called the “most pitiful rookies ever” the girls are disheartened, but they learn to share the good and bad…and strengthen their bond despite the occasional fumble.  With their hearts and minds firmly set, the girls grace the stage once more.

Rated NR | Length 109 minutes

Actors

Haruka Fukuhara | Karen Miyama | Miu Tomita | Kaori Maeda | Emiri Suyama | Saori Hayami | Dean Fujioka | Yuki Yamada | Risa Aizawa | Sumire Uesaka | Shin-ichiro Miki | Eriko Nakamura | Nao Touyama | Kaya Okuno | Rina Honnizumi | Subaru Kimura | Michiko Neya | Gara Takashima | Masaki Terasoma | Yuko Kaida | Miyu Tomita | Karin Kagami | Akane Matsunaga | Ono Saki | Ayumi Ayano | Ruri Umino | Sally Amaki | You Taichi | Moe Edamoto | Yuya Hozumi | Eiji Yoshitomi | Masaomi Yamahashi | Toshio Shimizu | Takashi Aoki | Kenji Yoshida | Yuichi Matsuda | Kosuke Echigoya | Miyuki Sahaku | Yuuki Urushiyama | Hikaru Ikuta | Mami Kadotani | Madoka Kido | Hazuki Takao | Kosuke Seike | Morito Oshiro | Miyuki Mana | Konomi Fujimura | Rei Sunami