Fukushima Hula Girls

Fukushima Hula Girls

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 29, 2011

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

がんばっぺ フラガール! ~フクシマに生きる。彼女たちのいま~

Production Companies

Asmik Ace, TV Man Union

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Description

The Hawaiian Spa Resort in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. This documentary accompanies their famous Hula dance troupe at their tour through Japan and shows the rebuilding of the resort. The film team also goes with one of the dancers to her former home in the evacuated zone near the Fukushima I nuclear power plant.