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Shall We Dance?
“She's got the moves… but he's got two left feet!”
7.5 / 10• 1996• 2h 16m•PG• Japanese
MusicComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Cast & Crew
Koji Yakusho
Shohei Sugiyama
Lead
Tamiyo Kusakari
Mai Kishikawa
Naoto Takenaka
Tomio Aoki
Eri Watanabe
Toyoko Takahashi
Akira Emoto
Detective Miwa
Yuu Tokui
Tokichi Hattori
Hiromasa Taguchi
Masahiro Tanaka
Reiko Kusamura
Tamako Tamura
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masayuki Suō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shall We Dance? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
