Please follow us!   Our Sponsors More Sponsors Home l Privacy l Co-sponsored by Consulate General of Japan at Honolulu and Honolulu Festival Foundation - Free Admission - Date: Sat, Mar. 13, 2010 Venue: 3rd Floor, 317AB / Hawaii Convention Center Hula Girls 10:30am - 12:30pm 2006 film 8 Japanese Academy Awards in 2007 Director: Sang-il Lee Cast: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yu Aoi, Etsuji Toyokawa Based on a true story about creation of Joban Hawaii Center in Iwaki, Fukushima.In 1965, Coal mining town facing financial crisis is revived by a Hawaiian themed entertainment center. Coal miners' daughters learn hula. Hula Girl Official Website http://www.hulagirls-movie.com/ Departures (Okuribito) 1:00pm - 4:00pm 2008 film Best Foreign Language Movie, Academy Award 2009 Director: Yojiro Takita Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki Story about a man who takes a job in funeral home "encoffinment(nokan)" after being let go from his job as cellist. Departures Official Website http://www.departures-themovie.com/

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