Hula girls
(DVD)

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Contributors
Lee, Sang-il, 1974- film director,
Habara, Daisuke, 1964- screenwriter.
Matsuyuki, Yasuko, 1972- actor.
Toyokawa, Etsushi, 1962- actor.
Aoi, Yū, 1985- actor.
Published
San Francisco : Viz Pictures, [2007].
Format
DVD
Edition
Uncut special ed.
ISBN
1934244074, 9781934244074
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Comedy.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Hula (Dance) -- Japan -- Ikawa-mura -- Drama.
Ikawa-mura (Japan) -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Teen films.
Women dancers -- Japan -- Ikawa-mura -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Comedy films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Japan -- Ikawa-mura
Teen films
Other Subjects
Comedy -- Feature.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Japan. -- Feature films. -- Comedy films.

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Published
San Francisco : Viz Pictures, [2007].
Edition
Uncut special ed.
Language
Japanese
ISBN
1934244074, 9781934244074
UPC
896911001072

Notes

General Note
English language credits from subtitles.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features (disc 1): brief filmographies (Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yu Aoi, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Sumiko Fuji, Lee Sang-il).
General Note
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.)
Creation/Production Credits
880-03,Cinematographer, Yamamoto Hideo ; editor, Imai Tsuyoshi ; choreograher, Kaleinani Hayakawa ; music, Jake Shimabukuro.
Participants/Performers
880-02,Matsuyuki Yasuko, Toyokawa Etsushi, Aoi Yū, Yamazaki Shizyuo, Takahashi Katsumi, Kishibe Ittoku, Fuji Sumiko.
Description
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
Target Audience
Not rated,Viz Pictures.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 or stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
"For private home use only"--Container
Language
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lee, S., Habara, D., Matsuyuki, Y., Toyokawa, E., Aoi, Y., Shimabukuro, J., Yamamoto, H., & Imai, T. (2007). Hula girls (Uncut special ed.). Viz Pictures.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sang-il Lee et al.. 2007. Hula Girls. Viz Pictures.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sang-il Lee et al.. Hula Girls Viz Pictures, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lee, Sang-il, et al. Hula Girls Uncut special ed., Viz Pictures, 2007.

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