Summaries

A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. One day, he gathers up the courage to sign up for dancing lessons. He hopes they will rid his depression and help him get his life back together.—Robert Krzanowski <[email protected]>

The accountant Shohei Sugiyama (Kôji Yakusho) is feeling bored with his routine life, limited to hard work and stay at home with his wife Masako Sugiyama (Hideko Hara) and his teenager's daughter. One night, while traveling home by train, he sees the beautiful face of Mai Kishikawa (Tamiyo Kusakari) in the balcony of a dance school, and a couple of days later, he decides to visit the school and secretly take ballroom dance lessons every Wednesdays night. However, he becomes ashamed to tell his family his secret. Meanwhile, Masako feels the changes in the behavior of her happier husband, and hires a private eye to investigate whether Shohei is having an affair.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Shohei Sugiyama is an accountant who spots a beautiful Japanese woman in a dance studio window. Hoping to get closer to her, even though he's 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.—Gaby (I_have_Boydism)

Details

Keywords
  • husband wife relationship
  • japan
  • 1990s
  • tokyo japan
  • self discovery
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Music
Release date Jan 26, 1996
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Filming locations Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Production companies Nippon Television Network (NTV) Daiei Studios Hakuhodo

Box office

Gross US & Canada $9499091
Gross worldwide $9499091

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 16m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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