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Hawaiian Dream

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Original title

Hawaiian Dream

Year

1987

Running time

111 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Tôru Kawashima

Screenwriter

Tôru Kawashima

Cast

Music

Kazuhiko Kato

Cinematography

Yonezo Maeda

Producer

Fuji TV. Distributor: Pony Video

Genre

Action. Comedy | Drugs. Crime

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1988: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Sound Recording. 2 nominations

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Hawaiian Dream

1987

Tôru Kawashima