Shall We Dance

Produced in 1997

Film Information

Festival Edition 1998 - Edition 2

Section Panorama

Director Masayuki Suo

Country Japan

Duration 135 min

Category Panorama 1998

Producer Altamira Pictures

Screenplay Masayuki Suo

Cast Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eriko Watanabe

Genre International Feature Film

Synopsis

A businessman on a train catches sight of a beautiful woman as he passes a dance school. In order to meet her, he decides to take dancing lessons. In a culture where people are embarrassed to dance, this film shows people unashamed to experience the sense of release that music and dance can bring.