Snapshot: Hula Girls
An hysterical Japanese film based on a true story set in a poor coal mining town that turned to creating “Hawaii” in their town to save it. We follow the journey of a group of coal miners daughters struggling against the expectations of the poor rural traditional village to become Japan’s greatest Hawaiian dance troupe. The film is heart felt and some what surprising in it’s brutally honest characters who show none of the suppression of emotion and “face saving” behaviour I am accustomed to in Asian cultures.. they are over the top, emotional and VERY entertaining. Gem of a film. Laughed out loud a lot, shed a few tears and beamed with pride and wonder too.