@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
A bored accountant spots 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 dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Quick Stats
7.5
TMDB Rating
182
Votes
2h 16m
Runtime
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Budget
$43.0M
Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorMasayuki Suō
WriterMasayuki Suō
CinematographyNaoki Kayano
ComposerYoshikazu Suo
EditorHani Mituhashi
Production DesignHikozo Akamatsu
Produced by
Altamira PicturesTOHO
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Shohei Sugiyama
Tamiyo Kusakari
Mai Kishikawa
Naoto Takenaka
Tomio Aoki
Eri Watanabe
Toyoko Takahashi
Akira Emoto
Detective Miwa
Yuu Tokui
Tokichi Hattori
Hiromasa Taguchi
Masahiro Tanaka
Reiko Kusamura
Tamako Tamura
Hideko Hara
Masako Sugiyama
H
Hiroshi Miyasaka
Macho
Kunihiko Ida
Teiji Kaneko
A
Amie Toujou
Hisako Honda
Ayano Nakamura
Chikage Sugiyama
Tomiko Ishii
Haruko Haraguchi
K
Katsunari Mineno
Keiri-kachô
