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?