Rotten
This leisurely little import has its moments - but far too many of them. It runs two hours and seems to end five times.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Shall We Dance?
She's got the moves… but he's got two left feet!
1996 · 2h 16m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Masayuki Suō
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Shall We Dance?
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.
Director and cast
- Masayuki Suō Director
- Koji Yakusho as Shohei Sugiyama
- Tamiyo Kusakari as Mai Kishikawa
- Naoto Takenaka as Tomio Aoki
- Eri Watanabe as Toyoko Takahashi
- Akira Emoto as Detective Miwa
- Yuu Tokui as Tokichi Hattori
- Hiromasa Taguchi as Masahiro Tanaka
- Reiko Kusamura as Tamako Tamura
- Hideko Hara as Masako Sugiyama
- Hiroshi Miyasaka as Macho
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Shall We Dance?' holds forth the sunny possibility that beyond the most timid exterior there may be a tangoing Walter Mitty to be found.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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