SHALL WE DANCE?
Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka
Miramax Films; Directed by Masayuki Suo
Rated PG; 118 minutes; 1997
Set in modern day Japan, a middle-age businessman with a wife and teenage daughter is smitten by a dance instructor. To get close to the elusive woman, he signs up for a beginner’s dance class and becomes quite adept in the art of waltz. Meanwhile, his wife suspects he’s having an affair and puts a detective on his heels.
In Japanese with English subtitles
REVIEWS
"Rich in humor and heart, SHALL WE DANCE? is sweet magic!"
- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Prepare to be charmed!"
- Simon Brennan, PREMIERE
"Don’t sit this one out!"
- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIME
"Irresistible! SHALL WE DANCE? has a rueful and romantic spirit all its own."
- Stephen Farber, MOVIELINE
"Enormously entertaining! A winner!"
- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A world-class charmer!"
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
"An enchanting invitation that’s impossible to resist!"
- Michael Medved, NEW YORK POST
ONE SHEET LINER
When an overworked accountant meets a beautiful dancer, will passion find two unlikely partners?