Underplayed Gems

Shall We Dance? (1996)

Shall We Dance? poster
Original title
Shall we ダンス?
Directed by
Masayuki Suo
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 182 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A stressed Japanese businessman secretly takes up ballroom dancing classes. He finds joy and a new sense of purpose in learning to dance with a mysterious instructor.

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What happens

Shall We Dance? (Japanese: Shall we ダンス?, Hepburn: Sharu wī dansu) is a 1996 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suo. A remake of the 1937 film of the same name, its title refers to the song "Shall We Dance?" which comes from Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. It inspired the 2004 English-language remake of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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