Japan's #1 movie HULA GIRLS returns to the U.S. this summer for a major coast to coast run. It's received rave reviews at numerous international film festivals. The soundtrack, scored by the uke maestro, is an instrumental masterpiece, recently earning a Japanese Academy Award for Best Sound Recording. Featuring eight new recordings by Shimabukuro and two songs by Hawaiian female vocal group Na Leo, Jake's tender ukulele voicing gives dramatic effect to emotional film scenes such as the seperation of two best friends, the death of a father and the triumph of overcoming all odds.