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Shake Hands

Shake Hands poster
Directed by
Michihito Fujii
Country
Japan

How it feels

Four middle school friends use dance to cope with not fitting in at home or school. After their friendship breaks apart and they face bullying, they reunite for a promised dance competition and rebuild their bonds.

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What happens

『SHAKE HANDS』は、平成25年(2013年)に公開された日本の映画作品。 同じ中学校に通うコウタ、ダイチ、ナオキ、ケントの4人は、家庭や学校で感じていた居場所の無さをダンスという共通の言葉で埋め合わせる日々を送っていた。やがて4人の関係もささいなことで壊れ、村田らのグループによるイジメにも直面する。それでも出場を約束していたダンス大会に4人は集結し、妨害を図った村田らも巻き込んで新たな関係を築いてゆく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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