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Shall We Dance?

She's got the moves… but he's got two left feet!

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

2h 16m1996PGTMDb 7.5

MusicComedyDramaRomance

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Masayuki SuōMasayuki SuōDirectorKoji YakushoKoji YakushoShohei SugiyamaTamiyo KusakariTamiyo KusakariMai KishikawaNaoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaTomio AokiEri WatanabeEri WatanabeToyoko TakahashiAkira EmotoAkira EmotoDetective MiwaYuu TokuiYuu TokuiTokichi HattoriHiromasa TaguchiHiromasa TaguchiMasahiro TanakaReiko KusamuraReiko KusamuraTamako TamuraHideko HaraHideko HaraMasako Sugiyama
Hiroshi MiyasakaMachoKunihiko IdaKunihiko IdaTeiji Kaneko
Amie ToujouHisako HondaAyano NakamuraAyano NakamuraChikage SugiyamaTomiko IshiiTomiko IshiiHaruko Haraguchi
Katsunari MinenoKeiri-kachôShūichirō MoriyamaShūichirō MoriyamaRyo KishikawaKyōko KagawaKyōko KagawaKeiko KishikawaMaki KawamuraMaki KawamuraEiko Miyoshi
Mari NishinoWakako TakahashiKoichi UedaKoichi UedaTorakichi KumadaMasahiro MotokiMasahiro MotokiHiromasa KimotoRen OsugiRen OsugiSugiuraYudai IshiyamaYudai IshiyamaHama the Jitterbug
Paradise YamamotoBand LeaderMisa ShimizuMisa ShimizuNatsukoHirotaro HondaHirotaro HondaFarewell Party HostMasaaki TakaraiMasaaki TakaraiFarewell Party Participant DancerGoro KataokaGoro KataokaJo Blues

Storyline

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

  • Altamira Pictures
  • TOHO

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Info

Original title
Shall we ダンス?
Status
Released
Released
27 January 1996
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (189 votes)

Production

Director
Masayuki Suō
Writers
Masayuki Suō
Studios
Altamira Pictures, TOHO
Countries
Japan

Box Office

Revenue
$43.0M

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese, English