Shall We Dance?

'Shall we dansu?', 1996

A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Director

Masayuki Suo

Runtime

136 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Keywords

husband wife relationship, 1990s, self discovery, tokyo japan, japan

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Shall We Dance?

Masayuki Suo, 1996

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Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color

Screening formats

35 mm

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Storyline

A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. One day, he gathers up the courage to sign up for dancing lessons. He hopes they will rid his depression and help him get his life back together.

Summary

A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Synopsis

Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. One day, he gathers up the courage to sign up for dancing lessons. He hopes they will rid his depression and help him get his life back together.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Kôji Yakusho

Actor

Tamiyo Kusakari

Actress

Naoto Takenaka

Actor

Crew

Director

Masayuki Suo

Screenwriter

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