(Japanese
Film)
Shall
We Dance (1996)
Shohei
Sugiyama works as an accountant, with a devoted wife and daughter
waiting for him at home every night. Despite owning a home and his
external show of success, he is depressed. One night, on the train
home from work, he notices a woman staring wistfully out a window of
a local dance studio. Overcome with curiosity and a longing for
something more in his life, Sugiyama visits the dance hall and signs
up for group dance lessons. Will he be able to keep his double life a
secret from his wife and coworkers, or will he give up dancing in the
end?
*I
enjoyed this version better than the American remake from 2004. The
characters are real and endearingly awkward at times. There is not as
much music as would be expected in a movie based on dance, but older
films tend to have more silence between dialogue anyway. When certain
characters finally reveal their feelings, the dialogue is
refreshingly transparent and genuine without feeling heavy-handed. I
would watch this again.*
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