Co-presented by <a href="https://www.huraitimana.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Huraiti Mana</a>

TOKYO HULA explores the explosive popularity of the hula dance in Japan from both Native Hawaiian and Japanese perspectives. Today it is estimated there are nearly 2 million people dancing hula in Japan – a figure greater than the entire population of Hawaiʻi. With more people dancing hula in Japan than in Hawaiʻi where the native art was born, this phenomenal growth has created a multi-million dollar industry based on culture as commodity. But what motivates Japanese students and teachers to dance hula and how is it translated into a foreign culture? How do Native Hawaiians participate in this cross-cultural exchange? Through the personal stories of Hawaiian master hula teachers and Japanese teachers and dancers, the documentary examines how tourism, economics and a love affair with the islands of Hawaiʻi have made hula big business in Japan. (Content Warning: Cultural Appropriation)

TOKYO HULA

Explore the explosive popularity of the hula dance in Japan from both Native Hawaiian and Japanese perspectives.

Q&amp;A moderated by Vanessa Au with director Lisette Marie Flanary.

Tokyo Hula Q&A

Moderated by Vanessa Au with director Lisette Marie Flanary.

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The 9th annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) presents our biggest film festival online from March 4-14, 2021. Most programs are available on-demand for the entire festival, but selected programmings are only available for a limited time. All films are only available to viewers in United States, while some films are geo-blocked to the US West Coast or Pacific Northwest regions. Please check each film program for viewing windows and geographic restrictions. To learn more about the festival schedule and live events, please visit www.seattleaaff.org. Purchase a Festival Pass or Ticket Package at bit.ly/saaffpass.

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