| Comments on "Shall We Dance?" |
| The film "Shall We Dance?" was recommended by a friend and I bought the video. This was in March, 2001 and I became a fan of Koji Yakusho with this film. I thought it absolutely delightful and my only regret was that I did not see the film when it was in theatres in the U.S. If I had done so, I would have become a fan a few years earlier! I went in search of other Koji films and luckily found Pymmik's website and had to look no more. (S.H. of New York City) |
| It was great, excellent, uplifting and I felt like dancing. (JW of New York City) |
| I've seen this film at the theatre and I've bought the video tape. The characters were the almost same age as me so I could easily sympathize with them, especially Yakusho. When Yakusho was practicing a dance in the rain, I shed tears. In spite of its conventional happy ending ( I heard the director wanted to make the film that people could enjoy and be happy with and I know he made several of those kinds of film in a row). This film told me that one's life can be changed when one tries something that he or she really wants to do. And Yakusho's charm as an actor! It was incredibly amazing! His delicate expression of feelings and voice made me feel dizzy. On my way home after the show, I seemed to walk on the clouds! (H.K. Seo of Korea) |
| "Shall We Dance?" is a very good film. Each person in the film has done a good job. Not only did Koji portray Shohei Sugiyama in a manner true to life but Naoto Takenaka too, portrayed Aoki excellently. The director has produced a very good story scenario and the script is attractive and makes you feel light as air when you finish seeing the film. The film tells of the mundane life of an ordinary salary-man who tries to find his aim in life through ballroom dancing. However, you will be attracted by Shohei Sugiyama and longing to see what will happen next. I always like the way Koji performs - with facial expressions and gestures. In the scene when Shohei Sugiyama invites Mai Kishikawa (the beautiful teacher) to dinner, you do not need to understand Japanese: you can still understand how awkward the situation is and how embarassed he is. But it is a pity that we cannot see Koji performing Latin dances like rumba in the film. I think it would be quite amusing to see him dancing rumba, cha, cha or even tango. (Judysmt of Hong Kong) |
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