---
title: 'Shall We Dance? (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Masayuki Suo'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shall-we-dance-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117615/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shall We Dance? (1996)

1996 · 118 min · Drama, Comedy · Japan

Original title: Shall we ダンス?

## Synopsis

Shall We Dance?  is a 1996 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suo. A remake of the 1937 film of the same name, its title refers to the song "Shall We Dance?" which comes from Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. It inspired the 2004 English-language remake of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Masayuki Suo](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-suo)
- **Screenplay:** [Masayuki Suo](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-suo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yoshikazu Suo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshikazu-suo)
- **Producer:** [Yasuyoshi Tokuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuyoshi-tokuma)
- **Director of Photography:** [Naoki Kayano](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoki-kayano)
- **Editor:** [Jun'ichi Kikuchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-ichi-kikuchi)

## Cast

- [Kōji Yakusho](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-yakusho)
- [Masahiro Motoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-motoki)
- [Naoto Takenaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoto-takenaka)
- [Reiko Kusamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiko-kusamura)
- [Eriko Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/eriko-watanabe)
- [Tamiyo Kusakari](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamiyo-kusakari)
- [Tomiko Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomiko-ishii)

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