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Hawaiian Dream

Hawaiian Dream

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 29, 1987

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Action, Comedy, Drama

Original Title

ハワイアン・ドリーム

Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Director

Tōru Kawashima

Description

Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make a living by trafficking pakalolo – marijuana – under the pretext of selling tea leaves, but they are in a foreign land where they don't speak the language well. When they get busted by the chief of police, they're forced to make a deal and and help get a local crime boss masquerading as a benevolent celebrity arrested.