Also known as "Shall We Dance". 136 minutes, 118 minutes in subtitled US theatrical release. Directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, and Eriko Watanabe. Japanese businessman Sugiyama finds an escape from his sterile life by taking up ballroom dancing, in spite of the many cultural taboos he is breaking.