---
title: 'Hula Girls (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sang-il Lee'
released: '2006-09-09'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hula-girls-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768116/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hula Girls (2006)

2006 · 121 min · Comedy · Japan

Original title: フラガール

## Synopsis

Hula Girls  is a 2006 Japanese comedy film directed by Sang-il Lee and co-written by Lee and Daisuke Habara, and first. Starring Yū Aoi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe, Eri Tokunaga, Yoko Ikezu and Sumiko Fuji, it is based on the real-life event of how a group of enthusiastic girls take on hula dancing to save their small mining village, Iwaki, helping the formation of Joban Hawaiian Center, which was later to become one of Japan's most popular theme parks.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sang-il Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sang-il-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [Sang-il Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sang-il-lee), [Daisuke Habara](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-habara)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jake Shimabukuro](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-shimabukuro)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hideo Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-yamamoto)
- **Editor:** [Tsuyoshi Imai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsuyoshi-imai)

## Cast

- [Yasuko Matsuyuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuko-matsuyuki)
- [Yu Aoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-aoi)
- [Shizuyo Yamasaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/shizuyo-yamasaki)
- [Etsushi Toyokawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/etsushi-toyokawa)
- [Ittoku Kishibe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ittoku-kishibe)
- [Sumiko Fuji](https://cinepixo.com/people/sumiko-fuji)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hula-girls-2006
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