SHALL WE DANCE (SHALL WE DANSU)
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MASAYAKI SUO'S MASTERPIECE SHALL WE DANCE?
Shall We Dance? is a 1996 award - winning Japanese film. Its original Japanese title is Shall We Dansu? which refers to the to the song, "Shall We Dance", played many times in the film, in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, which is referenced by Tamako Tamura in the film.
Best Japanese Movies @ Top 100 Foreign Films
CONTENTS OF THIS LENS:
- 10 REASONS YOU SHOULD WATCH SHALL WE DANCE
- SHALL WE DANCE? (SHALL WE DANSU) REVIEW
- SHALL WE DANCE? - ATGE IN THE BALLROOM OF THE BLACKPOOL
- SHALL WE DANCE? : AWARDS
- RATE SHALL WE DANCE?
- WATCH SHALL WE DANCE? ONLINE
- THE DIRECTOR : MASAYAKI SUO
- MASAYAKI SUO : SELECT FILMOGRAPHY
- MASAYAKI SUO : AWARDS
- CHECK OUT AMAZON MASAYAKI SUO'S WORK!
- SHALL WE DANCE? - A SMASH HIT
- ALSO CHECK OUT THESE LENSES
- LOVE SHALL WE DANCE?
10 REASONS YOU SHOULD WATCH SHALL WE DANCE
The story of the Japanese film revolves around a successful salary man named Shohei Sugiyama who resides in a house in the suburbs with his devoted wife and young daughter. Although having a successful career and a good family life Sugiyama finds himself living a mundane life with no goal or meaning which makes him depressed. One day while returning home his eyes fall on a pretty melancholy looking woman, Mai looking outside from the windows of a ball room. Sugiyama joins the dancing class thereafter in order to know more about the lady.
After a certain time Sugiyama discovers that his passion for the dance is overruling his infatuation for the pretty lady. When his wife comes to know about his new passion, she asks him to teach her dance to understand her husband more. Finally at the farewell party to Mai, she joins Sugiyama for a dance.
Key casts are Koji Yakusho as Shohei Sugiyama, Hideko Hara as wife, Tamiyo Kusakari as Mai and others.
10 Reasons you should watch Shall We Dance:
1. Unique and heart touching story.
2. Shall We Dance talks about spiritual uplift through fulfillment of boundless desires.
3. The casts are brilliant.
4. The performances of the actors are worth mentioning.
5. Director Masayuki Suo takes you to the Japanese society with the film.
6. Shall We Dance is one of the best Japanese films ever made.
7. One of the best Japanese film ranks under top 100 foreign films of all time.
8. The top Japanese movie is timeless and can be enjoyed by every generation.
9. Shall We Dance is the winner of many prestigious awards.
10. The film won 14 awards at the Japanese Academy Awards.
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SHALL WE DANCE? (SHALL WE DANSU) REVIEW
Director : Masayuki Suo Cast : Kôji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari
On his evening commute, bored accountant Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) always looks for the beautiful woman who gazes wistfully out the window of the Kishikawa School of Dancing. One night he gets off the train, walks into the studio, and signs up for a class. Soon Sugiyama is so engrossed in his dancing he practices his steps on the train platform and under his desk, and becomes good enough for competition, compelling his wife to hire a private investigator to find out why he stays out late and returns home smelling of perfume.
"Plenty of juicy "s" words apply to Best Mexican Movies Shall We Dance: Among the colorful characters Sugiyama meets is his coworker Aoki (Naoto Takenaka), who transforms himself from geeky systems analyst to hilariously flamboyant (and bad-wigged) lounge lizard. Aoki explains to Sugiyama, "When I finish work, put on the clothes, the wig and become Donny Burns, Latin world champion, and I start to move to the rhythm, I'm so happy, so completely free." Here lies the chief charm of Shall We Dance, the contrast between the ultracompetitive women of the studio--including the one who caught Sugiyama's eye, Mai (Tamiyo Kusakari)--and the men who dance simply because they enjoy it. This 1996 film is somewhat comparable to the flamboyant Aussie favorite Strictly Ballroom, but Shall We Dance is especially noteworthy for contrasting the boldness of social dance with the buttoned-up societal mores of Japan, where people avoid public displays of emotion. Even in Japan, the joy of dance is irresistible. --David Horiuchi
SHALL WE DANCE? - ATGE IN THE BALLROOM OF THE BLACKPOOL
SHALL WE DANCE? : AWARDS
**Awards of the Japanese Academy
Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho
Best Actress
Tamiyo Kusakari
Best Art Direction
Kyôko Heya
Best Cinematography
Naoki Kayano
Best Director
Masayuki Suo
Best Editing
Junichi Kikuchi
Best Film
Best Lighting
Tatsuya Osada
**Blue Ribbon Awards
1997 Won Blue Ribbon Award
**Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1998 Won Critics Choice Award Best Foreign-Language Film
**Chlotrudis Awards
1998 Nominated Chlotrudis Award
**Cleveland International Film Festival
1997 Won Best Film
Masayuki Suo
**Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1998 Won FFCC Award Best Foreign Film
**Ghent International Film Festival
1998 Won Special Mention
Masayuki Suo
**Hochi Film Awards
1996 Won Hochi Film Award
Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho
Also for Nemuru otoko (1996) and Shabu gokudo (1996).
Best Film
Masayuki Suo
Best Supporting Actress
Eri Watanabe
**1996 Won Hochi Film Award Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho
Also for Nemuru otoko (1996) and Shabu gokudo (1996).
Best Film
Masayuki Suo
Best Supporting Actress
Eri Watanabe
**Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1998 Won KCFCC Award Best Foreign Film
**Kinema Junpo Awards
1997 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho
Also for Nemuru otoko (1996) and Shabu gokudo (1996).
Best Film
Masayuki Suo
Best New Actress
Tamiyo Kusakari
Best Screenplay
Masayuki Suo
Best Supporting Actress
Reiko Kusamura
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
Masayuki Suo
**Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
**London Critics Circle Film Awards
**Mainichi Film Concours
**National Board of Review, USA
1997 Won NBR Award Best Foreign Language Film
Japan.
**Nikkan Sports Film Awards
**Online Film Critics Society Awards
**Satellite Awards
**Seattle International Film Festival
**Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
**Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
**Yokohama Film Festival
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THE DIRECTOR : MASAYAKI SUO
Masayuki Suo was born October 29, 1956 in Tokyo.
He is a Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?.
At this early stage in his career, Suo also wrote scripts for the pink genre, such as Scanty Panty Doll: Pungent Aroma (1983).
Suo first film as director was also in the pinku eiga genre: Abnormal Family (1984).
Abnormal Family was Suo's only directorial work in the pink genre.
MASAYAKI SUO : SELECT FILMOGRAPHY
# Abnormal Family also known as Spring Bride, Daughter-in-Law, or My Brother's Wife (1984)
# Making of 'A Taxing Woman (1987) (documentary)
# Making of 'A Taxing Woman 2 (1988) (documentary)
# Fancy Dance[9] also known as Manic Zen (1989)
# Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
# Shall We Dance? (1996)
# I Just Didn't Do It
MASAYAKI SUO : AWARDS
Asian Film Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Asian Film Award Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Best Screenwriter
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Awards of the Japanese Academy
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Best Screenplay
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1997 Won Award of the Japanese Academy Best Director
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Best Screenplay
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
1993 Won Award of the Japanese Academy Best Director
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Best Screenplay
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Blue Ribbon Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1993 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Director
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Cleveland International Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Ghent International Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Special Mention
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Hochi Film Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Hochi Film Award Best Film
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1996 Won Hochi Film Award Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
1992 Won Hochi Film Award Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Kinema Junpo Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Best Film
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Best Screenplay
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1997 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Best Screenplay
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
1993 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Director
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Mainichi Film Concours
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Mainichi Film Concours Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1997 Won Mainichi Film Concours Best Director
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Best Screenplay
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
1993 Won Mainichi Film Concours Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Readers' Choice Award Best Film
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
Satellite Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
for: Shall we dansu? (1996) Japan.
Seattle International Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1997 Won New Director's Showcase Special Jury Prize
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
Yokohama Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Festival Prize Best Director
for: Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)
1997 Won Festival Prize Best Director
for: Shall we dansu? (1996)
1993 Won Festival Prize Best Director
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
Best Screenplay
for: Shiko funjatta (1992)
CHECK OUT AMAZON MASAYAKI SUO'S WORK!
SHALL WE DANCE? - A SMASH HIT
ALSO CHECK OUT THESE LENSES
Have you seen Shall we dance? What has your experience been like? What are your other favorite foreign movies?
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sukkran Mar 11, 2011 @ 6:56 am | delete
- i saw this movie twice. nice review.
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