Shall We Dance Movie Japan. 1996 came the all time classic from japan shall we dance? that was inspired by the classic dance scene from the 50s movie anna and the king but also gave inspiration to the richard ghere movie. A successful but unhappy japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
With richard gere, jennifer lopez, susan sarandon, stanley tucci. Don't ignore this, this excellent, funny, thoughtful movie, has only one drawback: The last third of shall we dance?'' provides audiencepleasing payoffs that could make this film as popular as strictly ballroom,'' and the most successful japanese film at the western box office since tampopo 10 years ago.
A successful but unhappy japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
This film was wildly popular in japan. It was released in the united states by miramax. It is reported that the popularity of “shall we dance?” has changed somewhat the way the japanese view social dancing. Japan (japanese title) shall we ダンス? mexico: