“Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho, Cannes Best Actor winner for Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days) seems to have it all – a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day while commuting on the train he spots a beautiful woman staring wistfully out a window and eventually decides to find her. His search leads him head-first into the world of competitive ballroom dancing.
An ‘infinitely touching[ (Washington Post) modern classic from director Masayuki Suo, Shall We Dance? is a feel-good romantic comedy that ‘will sweep you off your feet’ (Austin Chronicle). A box office sensation in North America upon its initial release (which led to a Hollywood remake with Richard Gere), Film Movement Classics presents Shall We Dance? in a new 4K restoration of the original 137-minute film, available uncut for the first time in North America.” -Film Movement
The restoration of SHALL WE DANCE? was done by Tokyo Koon Co. Ltd., and supervised by Naoki Kayano. The original camera negative underwent a 4K scan by Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc.
