Japan Synopsis
Shall We ダンス?
“She's got the moves… but he's got two left feet!”
A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Other Titles From Altamira Pictures
Music + Comedy in Japan
25 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Music and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shall We Dance? itself).
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
Shall We Dance? holds position #49 of 142 Japan films in the 1995–1997 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shall We Dance? premiered alongside 42 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 42 other Japan films in 1996.
The 1053rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
129 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 70th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,560 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Music productions specifically: #24 of 68 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Altamira Pictures, TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 16m |
| Release Date | January 27, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0117615 |