The Polynesian Floor Show - (Vintage!) thread - General Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 6:25 PM Here's a Japanese pop film take on the subject. From the Wakadaisho series of movies starring Yuzo Kayama, which paralleled the Elvis movies in many ways, some shots from "Hawaii no Wakadaisho" - loosely translated as Young Guy in Hawaii. My favorite part is when the hula dancers break into the twist a couple times during this song... And here's an extra from another movie in the series, Ginza no Wakadaisho. That one doesn't even take place in the islands, but it's kinda reflective of the phenomenon that sometimes it seems like the Hawaii / Polynesia fantasy played a role in Japanese midcentury culture almost as much as in the US. Sorry if this is veering into another unplanned offshoot of the topic (ie, Polynesian acts on film)! -Randy

Here's a Japanese pop film take on the subject. From the Wakadaisho series of movies starring Yuzo Kayama, which paralleled the Elvis movies in many ways, some shots from "Hawaii no Wakadaisho" - loosely translated as Young Guy in Hawaii.

My favorite part is when the hula dancers break into the twist a couple times during this song...

And here's an extra from another movie in the series, Ginza no Wakadaisho. That one doesn't even take place in the islands, but it's kinda reflective of the phenomenon that sometimes it seems like the Hawaii / Polynesia fantasy played a role in Japanese midcentury culture almost as much as in the US.

Sorry if this is veering into another unplanned offshoot of the topic (ie, Polynesian acts on film)!

-Randy

Post #606803 by aquarj on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 6:25 PM