Fukushima Hula Girls

  • Ganbappe fura garu! Fukushima ni ikiru. Kanojotachi no ima  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~
  • Director: Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Japan 2011, HDCAM, 102 Min., Japanese with English subtitles

The documentary focuses on the life of the hula performers of the Spa Resort Hawaiian in Iwaki, Fukushima, after the earthquake in 2011 and their struggle to rebuild the resort. In 2006 Masaki KOBAYASHI already shot a making-of to the movie HULA GIRLS (Sang-il LEE), which was based on the story of the girls.