Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?
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1996
2h 16m
7.4(169 votes)
Music
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Altamira Pictures
TOHO

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

役所広司

Shohei Sugiyama

役所広司
Acting

草刈民代

Mai Kishikawa

草刈民代
Acting

竹中直人

Tomio Aoki

竹中直人
Acting

渡辺えり

Toyoko Takahashi

渡辺えり
Acting

柄本明

Detective Miwa

柄本明
Acting

徳井優

Tokichi Hattori

徳井優
Acting

田口浩正

Masahiro Tanaka

田口浩正
Acting

草村礼子

Tamako Tamura

草村礼子
Acting

原日出子

Masako Sugiyama

原日出子
Acting

宮坂ひろし

Macho

No Image
Acting

井田國彦

Teiji Kaneko

井田國彦
Acting

Amie Toujou

Hisako Honda

No Image
Acting

仲村綾乃

Chikage Sugiyama

仲村綾乃
Acting

石井トミコ

Haruko Haraguchi

石井トミコ
Acting

Katsunari Mineno

Keiri-kachô

No Image
Acting

森山周一郎

Ryo Kishikawa

森山周一郎
Acting

香川京子

Keiko Kishikawa

香川京子
Acting

川村真樹

Eiko Miyoshi

川村真樹
Acting

Mari Nishino

Wakako Takahashi

No Image
Acting

上田耕一

Torakichi Kumada

上田耕一
Acting

本木雅弘

Hiromasa Kimoto

本木雅弘
Acting

大杉漣

Sugiura

大杉漣
Acting

石山雄大

Hama the Jitterbug

石山雄大
Acting

Paradise Yamamoto

Band Leader

No Image
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清水美沙

Natsuko

清水美沙
Acting

本田博太郎

Farewell Party Host

本田博太郎
Acting

宝井誠明

Farewell Party Participant Dancer

宝井誠明
Acting

片岡五郎

Jo Blues

片岡五郎

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