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    Shall We Dance? (Dansu)
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 94 (Mar 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eriko Watanabe & Akira Emoto

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Includes a seven-minute Look Inside the 2004 remake


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Miramax Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 38243
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
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    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 119
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1995
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/01/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Masayuki Suo
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    Story Synopsis:
    Shall We Dance is the story of Sugiyama, an over-worked, middle-aged accountant whose trip home from the office every night takes him past a building where a beautiful woman stares out of a window. When he finally gets up the nerve to investigate, Sugiyama learns that the fourth floor of the building houses a ballroom dancing school. Eager to take lessons from Mai, the woman in the window, he signs up for classes. Rebuffed in his romantic advances, Sugiyama develops a new, but secretive, passion for dancing. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits pleasing image quality, with accurate fleshtones, well-balanced hues, and deep blacks. Sharpness is also quite satisfying, with nicely rendered details and definition. There is some edge enhancement noticed, which can be bothersome at times, but pixelization is limited. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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