Shall We Dance?
1996 · Movie · PG · 136 min · ★ 7.5 · 80% critics
A weary office worker becomes captivated by a dance studio window and secretly signs up for ballroom lessons, hoping to add excitement to his routine. As he keeps it hidden in a culture that looks down on dancing, his new hobby brings joy, awkward comedy, and growing suspicion at home.
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Details
- Original title
- Shall we ダンス?
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-01-27
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (180 votes)
About
If you enjoy gentle, feel-good stories about rediscovering passion and navigating social expectations, this is a warm pick; Not for you if you need fast pacing, nonstop comedy, or high-stakes drama like Nana.
Pros: warm, charming tone; relatable midlife reset; funny class characters | Cons: slow build; light on big laughs; familiar story beats
Themes
- dance lesson
- private detective
- dance school
- accountant
- dance studio
- inspirational
- intimate
- heisei
- salaryman
- appreciative
Cast & crew
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
- HM
Hiroshi Miyasaka
as Macho
Directed by Masayuki Suō