He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. Jun 28, 2009 japanese gentle comedy shall we dance. Crazy dance scene by naoto takenaka, taken from the original japanese version of shall we dance. Uniform uniform beautiful girl with full of horny things from. Before shall we dance was released in japan and became a boxoffice smash last year second only to the newest godzilla sequel there were few japanese dance studios where ballroom. Sep 06, 2016 1996 came the all time classic from japan shall we dance. As can be expected from a new film, the transfer is clean and vibrant, making it possible to see each and every salt and pepper lock on richard geres head. Sep 30, 2004 some of the best are strictly ballroom, dirty dancing, saturday night fever, the full monty, and steppin out with liza minnelli along with fred astaire classics like the bandwagon briefly glimpsed in this movie.
Instructing richard gere in the rumba, she defines it. I happened to get this japanese version of shall we dance on the same day as the recent american version. Shohei sugiyama is an accountant who spots a beautiful japanese woman in a dance studio window. Shall we danse offers a small peak into the rigidity of japanese society telling a simple and heartwarming tale devoid of. Apr 03, 2010 i was surprised to find that shall we dance stayed very true to the original, and in fact, it may have stayed too true. John clark is a lawyer with a charming wife, beverly, and a loving family. Shall we dance is a 1996 japanese romantic comedydrama film directed by masayuki suo. 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. In recent years, the title of this film has become overshadowed by two modern movies of the same name. Something got lost in translation from 1996s critically acclaimed japanese comedy, but the american remake of shall we dance. Instructing richard gere in the rumba, she defines it as a. Directed by peter chelsom, this film is the englishlanguage remake of masayuki suos 1995 romantic comedy of the same name.
Shall we dance dvd, 2005, widescreen for sale online ebay. They should also watch the movie this was based on, a lovely 1994 japanese film also called shall we dance. Shall we dance is a japanese movie, and it has subtitles. A budding romance between a ballet master and a tap dancer becomes complicated when rumors surface that theyre already married. One night on his evening commute, he notices a beautiful woman staring through the window of. If youve seen it, you know precisely what happens in the hollywood version, but the movie is a star vehicle. Koji yakusho shohei sugiyama, tamiyo kusakari mai kishikawa, naoto takenaka tomio aoki, eriko watanabe toyoko takahashi, akiro emoto toru miwa, yu tokui tokichi hattori, hiromasa taguchi masahiro tanaka, raiko kusamura tamako tamura. With koji yakusho, tamiyo kusakari, naoto takenaka, eri watanabe. Watch shall we dance 1 alexhanphong on dailymotion. In fact, hes doing something that traditional japanese culture considers even more humiliating. One day, he gathers up the courage to sign up for dancing lessons. Yet this 1937 classic is worth revisiting not only for its famous gershwin numbers, but as the last of a series of classicformat films. A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked estate lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Some of the best are strictly ballroom, dirty dancing, saturday night fever, the full monty, and steppin out with liza minnelli along with fred astaire classics like the bandwagon briefly glimpsed in this movie. The japanese soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. One of my favorite things about the 2004 movie shall we dance, a remake of the japanese film of the same name from 1996, is how it plays with our ingrained assumptions about what the movie will be. Over 20 years, ive written willsfor about 8,000 of em. There is little to add about a perfect japanese gem like shall we dance. Its always hard to find a good moviemusical in our day and age, and perhaps this doesnt quite qualify there is plenty of learning how to dance, but no singing. Shall we dance 2004 official trailer hd for longer than he can remember, john clark has led a dull existence. Shall we dance something got lost in translation from 1996s critically acclaimed japanese comedy, but the american remake of shall we dance.
Before richard gere and jennifer lopez ever put on their dancing shoes, there was the original shall we dance. With fred astaire, ginger rogers, edward everett horton, eric blore. A bored japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. In my great nonwestern film directors course in elmira, and i fell in love with it instantly. Find great deals on ebay for shall we dance japanese.
It is so removed from the ususal hollywood style obsessed with nauseating twocent lines and looking baad or sickeningly sentimental trifle. Dont ignore this, this excellent, funny, thoughtful movie, has only one drawback. The pace is slow, annoyingly so at the beginning, but stick with it. You see, the underlying reason shall we dance failed to capture the charm of its predecessor is pretty much summed up in the opening narration of the original. Shall we dance dvd, 2005, full frame for sale online ebay.
Negative shall we dance starring jennifer lopez and richard gere. Shall we dance original japan videos updated last. It is a remake of the 1996 japanese film of the same name. I have watched half of the movie in the original japanese, without english. Heydouga 4157 ppv 036 shell we dance uniforms full of. Watch shall we dance original japan by alexhanphong on dailymotion. Luckily, suo proves that we can rightfully expect more of japanese cinema than from kitschloaden hollywood flicks. My brotherinlaw likes to listen to the original japanese, and we, and by we i mean my nuclear and extended families, love this movie. In japan, ballroom dance is regarded with much suspicion. Hes a fool for dancin, despite the briefcase the new york.
English, french, and spanish subtitles are accessible. It inspired the 2004 american remake of the same name. Lopez is very lonely and gere comes in for lessons to help his marriage so that he can dance with. Shall we dance original japan by alexhanphong dailymotion.
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. Shall we danse offers a small peak into the rigidity of japanese society telling a simple and heartwarming tale devoid of overt sexual themes or even full blown romance. In being transplanted from tokyo to chicago, the original versions subtle humor is shaken out of its cultural context, but this is an otherwise faithful adaptation in which a weary. Shall we talk about this extremely gay scene from shall. 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. The films commercial success seemed attributable to its broad humor and crowdpleasing embrace of formula, but its creative success came from its grasp on the subtleties of selfdenial and introversion, as well as its command.
John clark is a handsome and successful lawyer who is married, has a wonderful family and a model life, but has a feeling that something is missing. Elegantly told by director masayuki suo and warmly performed, shall we dance. Each night while riding the train home, john sees a beautiful young woman at a dance studio and cant help but be intrigued by her. I watched the 2004 movie with richard gere, jennifer lopez, and susan sarandon.
Last years smash hit in japan tells the warm, frequenty funny story of an uptight japanese worker. Hes a fool for dancin, despite the briefcase the new. Oct 15, 2004 in the romantic comedy shall we dance. Jennifer lopez, meanwhile, gives a performance of great delicacy and skill, showing viewers paulinas fragility and dignity. Initially released in its home country in 1996, it picked up an impressive japanese academy awards. That was inspired by the classic dance scene from the 50s movie anna and the king but also gave inspiration to the richard ghere movie. Even with a successful career, charming wife and loving family, he still feels something is missing. A successful but unhappy japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
The cast is warmly appealing, but with the loss of cultural context and addition of bigname celebrities, this american version loses the nuances of the original. Shall we dance is a drama, which is about the pressure of society to act according to a certain role one has to take on. Mell chan baby doll japanese kids toy shall we dance bir garip ask 2016. Last years smash hit in japan tells the warm, frequenty funny story of an uptight japanese worker whose midlife crisis takes him on a journey of personal discovery in a tokyo dance class. The films commercial success seemed attributable to its broad humor and crowdpleasing embrace of formula, but its creative success came from its grasp on the subtleties of selfdenial and introversion, as well as its command of. Lying to your wife, sneaking out of the house every night, and flirting with disaster by dancing seductively with a beautiful woman is not respecting the boundaries of a marriage.
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