Japans koji yakusho to receive excellence in asian cinema. Hoping to get closer to her, even though hes married and has a child, he signs up for dance lessons in secret, and slowly begins to fall in love with the art form itself. What begins as a romantic comedy soon turns into an exhilarating tale about the unexpected places one finds passion. In japan, ballroom dancing is regarded with much suspicion, an opening title explains. Cnn shall we dance is an utterly charming japanese comedy about the healing powers of spinning a partner around a ballroom. With jennifer lopez, they went to pains to paint her as a poor girl. My brotherinlaw likes to listen to the original japanese, and we, and by we i mean my nuclear and extended families, love this movie. Shohei sugiyama is an accountant who spots a beautiful japanese woman in a dance studio window. It inspired the 2004 american remake of the same name. Shall we dance 912 movie clip the chacha competition 2004 hd duration. It takes two, plus spirit, to tango the new york times. Nevertheless, if you are absorbed in the film like me, you will. John clark is a lawyer with a charming wife, beverly, and a loving family.
Shohei sugiyama is an accountant who spots a beautiful japonski woman in a dance studio window. If youve seen it, you know precisely what happens in the hollywood version, but the movie is a star vehicle. Japanese actor koji yakusho will be honored with the excellence in asian cinema award from the asian film awards academy. Eight questions for masayuki suo, the director of shall. J film presented by jicc, embassy of japan and the japan commerce association of washington dc. But the film somehow avoids being as precious as i fully expected.
Shall we dance 2004 official trailer hd for longer than he can remember, john clark has led a dull existence. Queer east launches its digital series via vimeo on demand from 18 april to 17 may. Shall we dance is a japanese movie, and it has subtitles. In particular, we examine the groups impact on individual behavior and gender. English, french, and spanish subtitles are accessible. Unfollow shall we dance japanese to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A comparative analysis of a japanese film and its american. Last years smash hit in japan tells the warm, frequenty funny story of an uptight.
The original trailer in high definition of shall we dance. He hopes they will rid his depression and help him get his life back together. Breaking traditional moulds and stereo types of japanese society, they risk all for happiness and find that joy is not too far away. Unlike the australian comedy, strictly ballroom, which used ballroom dancing competitions as arenas for romance and satire, shall we dance. Even in the context of being overwhelmed with way too many films back to back day after day, this stood out as a gem. Yet 42yearold shohei sugiyama koji yakusyo is so unsatisfied by his wife, child. Dont ignore this, this excellent, funny, thoughtful movie, has only one drawback. Shohei sugiyama is a successful japanese businessman with a brand new home, a faithful wife, and a pleasant daughter. Put simply, japanese culture seems far too alien and too damn odd to resonate much with western mainstream audiences, which is what makes the universal appeal of shall we dance. Directed by masayuki suo writing credits masayuki suo produced by yasuyoshi tokuma, tetsuya ikeda, kazuhiro igarashi, hiroyuki kato, shoji masui, yuji ogata, shigeru ohno, yasuharu urushido, yoichi arishige music by yoshikazu suo stock music by. In the japanese film, the instructor explains that she got into dancing because she attended an event with her parents and as a little girl she swirled around on the dance floor, wanting to be like the dancers.
Shall we dance, a remake of the popular 1996 japanese movie of the same name, could have easily gone off the deep end. I have watched half of the movie in the original japanese, without english subtitles and because i know the american version i can easily know scene by scene. Shohei sugiyama koji yakusyo is a fortytwo year old japanese businessman who lives in a comfortable house with a loving wife and an adolescent daughter. Even with a successful career, charming wife and loving family, he still feels something is missing. Bring your own lawn chairs or come early to snag one of our new pieces of inflatable furniture. Elegantly told by director masayuki suo and warmly performed, shall we dance. It is a remake of the 1996 japanese film of the same name. On the surface, sugiyama shohei koji yakusho seems to have it all. Initially released in its home country in 1996, it picked up an impressive japanese academy awards. It makes a comparative analysis, not only of an original japanese film shall we dansu. With its uplifting message and irreverent sense of humor, masayuki suos shall we dance.
Elegantly told by director masayuki suo and warmly performed, shall we. A workaholic lawyers life and marriage take an unexpected twirl when he follows a beautiful woman to a chicago dance studio and becomes a clandestine ballroom dance competitor in shall we dance. Its a rare man, who in the midst of a midlife crisis, walks away sexually unscathed after becoming attracted to a beautifulyoungerwoman. An interview with masayuki suo, the writerdirector of the japanese hit movie shall we dance. One night on his evening commute, he notices a beautiful woman staring through the window of a dance. Suo speaks very little english, so an interpreter is. The japanese soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. In this movie, to dance in public to wear your joy on the outside is. Its pace is slow, a characteristic of japanese films. This is the warm, frequently funny story of an uptight japanese. Eight questions for masayuki suo, the director of shall we dance.
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