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==Profile==
* '''Movie:''' Hula Girls
* '''Romaji:''' Hula garu
* '''Japanese:''' フラガール
* '''Director:''' [[Sang-il Lee]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Sang-il Lee]], [[Daisuke Habara]]
* '''Producer:''' Hitomi Ishihara, [[Bong-Ou Lee]]
* '''Cinematography:''' Hideo Yamamoto
* '''Release Date:''' September 23, 2006
* '''Runtime:''' 108 min.
* '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Best Film-Movie of the Year films|Best Film-Movie of the Year]] / [[:Category:Award Winning-Drama films|Drama]] / [[:Category:Award Winning-Based on True Story films|Based on True Story]] / [[:Category:Award Winning-Rural films|Rural]] / [[:Category:Award Winning-Dance films|Dance]] / [[:Category:Award Winning-Women films|Women]]
* '''Studio:''' [[Cinequanon]]
* '''Distributor:''' [[Cinequanon]]
* '''Language:''' Japanese
* '''Country:''' Japan

==Plot==
In the cold rural town of Iawaki City in Northeastern Japan, the Nakago Mine is about to close, laying off 2,000 workers. The lifeblood of the cold northern town revolved around the coal mine and the residents there have worked in the Nakago Mine for generations. The workers were furious when they first learned about the company’s plan to close the mine and just shocked to learn what the company planned for the town’s future. The Joban Mine company plans to take advantage of the area’s other natural resource, hot springs, to build a grand Hawaiian themed based vacation resort.

The Joban Mine company now needs to recruit some of the daughter’s of the coal mine workers to become Hula dancers and possibly become ambassadors for their Hawaiian themed vacation resort. A major problem is that none of the girls in the town know anything about Hula dancing and the parents are weary of their daughters learning such a bold dance. Will the town say “Sayonara” or “Aloha” to the company’s plans?

==Notes ==
# Based on the true story of Joban coal mine in which dwindling production caused the company to develop a radical "Hawaii Paradise" tourism plan in 1964.
# Other titles depicting the "Spa Resort Hawaiians" in Fukushima, Japan.
## [[Hula Girls]] (2006)
## [[Fukushima Hula Girls]] | Ganbappe fura garuzu! Fukushima ni ikiru kanojotachi no ima (2011)
## [[Hula Girl to Inu no Choco]] (TV Tokyo / 2015)

==Cast==
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1name=Yu Aoi|
1charactername=Kimiko Tanikawa|
2picture=File:Hula Girls-Yasuko Matsuyuki.jpg|
2name=Yasuko Matsuyuki|
2charactername=Madoka Hirayama|
3picture=File:Hula Girls-Etsushi Toyokawa.jpg|
3name=Etsushi Toyokawa|
3charactername=Yojiro Tanikawa|
4picture=File:Hula Girls-Shizuyo Yamasaki.jpg|
4name=Shizuyo Yamasaki|
4charactername=Sayuri Kumano|
5picture=File:Hula Girls-Sumiko Fuji.jpg|
5name=Sumiko Fuji|
5charactername=Chiyo Tanikawa|
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6name=Ittoku Kishibe|
6charactername=Norio Yoshimoto|}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Eri Tokunaga]] - Sanae Kimura (hula girl)
* [[Shoko Ikezu]] - Hatsuko Sasaki (hula girl)
* [[Ami Ikenaga]] - Junko Soma (hula girl)
* [[Natsuhi Ueno]] - Hiroko Miyata (hula girl)
* [[Hiroki Miyake]] - Mitsuo Igari
* [[Susumu Terajima]] - Ishida
* [[Hiroshi Okochi]] - union leader for miners
* [[Daikichi Sugawara]] - Koji Wakamatsu
* [[Katsumi Takahashi]] - Seiji Kimura
* [[Hidekazu Mashima]] - Toru
* [[Kanami Tagawa]] - Sumie Muto
* [[Meikyo Yamada]]

==Trailers==
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==Awards==
* [[Hochi Film Awards#2006 (31st) Hochi Film Awards|2006 (31st) Hochi Film Awards]] - December, 2006
** "'''Best Picture'''"
** "'''Best Supporting Actress'''" ([[Yu Aoi]])
* [[Nikkan Sports Film Awards#2006 (19th) Nikkan Sports Film Awards|2006 (19th) Nikkan Sports Film Awards]] - December 28, 2006
** "'''Best Picture'''"
** "'''Best Actress'''" ([[Yasuko Matsuyuki]])
** "'''Best Supporting Actress'''" ([[Sumiko Fuji]])
** "'''Best Newcomer'''" ([[Yu Aoi]])
* [[Blue Ribbon Awards#2006 (49th) Blue Ribbon Awards|2006 (49th) Blue Ribbon Awards]] - February 13, 2007
** "'''Best Picture'''"
** "'''Best Actress'''" ([[Yu Aoi]])
** "'''Best Supporting Actress'''" ([[Sumiko Fuji]])
* [[2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize]] - February 16, 2007
** "'''Picture of the Year'''"
** "'''Director of the Year'''"
** "'''Screenplay of the Year'''"
** "'''Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role'''" ([[Yu Aoi]])

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