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. Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) 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.
In 1996 my then wife and I went to see this movie at a little arthouse theater in Jacksonville Florida. Five minutes before the end, the film got caught in the projector and partially melted, and they were unable to finish it. To this day I have not seen the ending. Hopefully you will have your reasons for RSVPing for this movie, but this is my reason.
The ticket-ordering button is now available, so I'm no longer calling this "Tentative". We'll gather at 2:45 for this 3:00 movie. Afterwards, we can walk over to a nearby restaurant for dinner and discussion.
