Suzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is treated by a hypnotist and left under the spell. Thereafter she cannot but sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever. ... Read allSuzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is treated by a hypnotist and left under the spell. Thereafter she cannot but sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever. No matter the source, length or quality she is composed to dance along. Shizuka heads back... Read allSuzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is treated by a hypnotist and left under the spell. Thereafter she cannot but sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever. No matter the source, length or quality she is composed to dance along. Shizuka heads back to the hypnotist for relief, but he is nowhere to be found when he is needed the most.
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In this movie we follow office worker Shizuka that has long since forgotten about her passion for dancing and singing- through a weird chance encounter with a washed out 60s TV show hypnotist she starts to dance and sing whenever there's music around.
You can clearly see that this is almost a spiritual successor to Shinobu's movie "Swing Girls", I don't know why but whenever there's music in Shinobu's movies there's always something that's deeply affecting and fun, and Dance With Me is no different- the songs are fun and catchy as hell and you feel so happy after it!
The movie looks beautiful, it has a very modern look but whenever it changes to the song and dancing scenes, that's where it really shines! Also the fact that we not only have Tokyo as the background but a whole road trip to Sapporo as well- yes this movie turns into a funny as heck road movie. Usually I'm not a fan of "comedy of errors" where everything goes wrong because the payoff is usually always expected, but in this one it's actually funny and the payoff is good!
Only negative thing that I can think of, and honestly it might be a fault of the subtitles that I used but I found some explanations near the end about why some characters and motivations are there to be non-existent which is a bit annoying but it doesn't deter from the enjoyment of the movie!
The actors are so funny and amazing, the lead role of Shizuka is funny and so good at singing and dancing! As well as her road friend Yoko, played by Chay, is so funny and natural at comedy- loved every single minute she was on screen!
Watch this movie for a fun and lighthearted time, honestly it's what's needed in this dark world- thank you so much Shinobu for making movies that lift my heart from sadness!
It deserve your time,some people focus of the movie and other think about their clothes Seriously that comment was a stupid thing. I was going to miss a masterpiece It been a while since I watched movie without felling the time ✋🏻🌸10/10.
This is an absolutely delightful film, both a highly choreographed and staged musical and a spoof of musicals at the same time; light, frothy, with a minimum of plot (finding the old hypnotizer who is also being hunted by loan sharks, having Shizuka meet another woman conned by the old man whom she first dislikes, then needs and finally becomes best friends with) and a maximum of moments when she bursts into song. Definitely nothing that will make you question the deeper meaning of life or the human condition; just a whole lot of fun and catchy tunes too!
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- TriviaThe film was part of the line-up at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Toronto, Canada in 2019.
- SoundtracksTonight (Hoshi no Furu Yoru ni)
Written by Kumiko Yamashita, Tomoyasu Hotei
Performed by Ayaka Miyoshi, Yû Yashiro, Akira Takarada
Courtesy of Warner Music Japan INC.
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- Dance with Me
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- 2 Aomi, Koto, Tokyo, Japan(location)
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- $959,785
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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