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Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

She's got the moves… but he's got two left feet!

19967.42h 16m

Overview

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.

Directed by Masayuki Suō
Written by Masayuki Suō
Produced by Kazuhiro Igarashi, Hiroyuki Kato, Shoji Masui
Box Office0Revenue: $43.0M

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Shohei Sugiyama

Tamiyo Kusakari

Tamiyo Kusakari

Mai Kishikawa

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tomio Aoki

Eri Watanabe

Eri Watanabe

Toyoko Takahashi

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Detective Miwa

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Tokichi Hattori

Hiromasa Taguchi

Hiromasa Taguchi

Masahiro Tanaka

Reiko Kusamura

Reiko Kusamura

Tamako Tamura

Hideko Hara

Hideko Hara

Masako Sugiyama

H

Hiroshi Miyasaka

Macho

Themes & Keywords

dance lessonprivate detectivedance schoolaccountantdance studioinspirationalintimateheiseisalarymanappreciative

About Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance? is a music, comedy, drama, romance film released in 1996 exploring themes of dance lesson, private detective, dance school, accountant, dance studio, inspirational. Directed by Masayuki Suō, it stars Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka. 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.

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