Shall We Dance?: New Uncut 4K Restoration + Beginner Ballroom Dance Class in Take 3 Wine Bar & Café

Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho, PERFECT DAYS) seems to have it all—a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day while commuting on the train he spots a beautiful woman staring wistfully out a window and eventually decides to find her. His search leads him head-first into the world of competitive ballroom dancing.

An “infinitely touching” (Washington Post) modern classic from director Masayuki Suo, SHALL WE DANCE? is a feel-good romantic comedy that “will sweep you off your feet” (Austin Chronicle). A box office sensation in North America upon its initial release (which led to a Hollywood remake with Richard Gere), Film Movement Classics presents SHALL WE DANCE? in a new 4K restoration of the original 137-minute film, available uncut for the first time in North America.

Get your toes a-tappin' with screenings of SHALL WE DANCE? on July 18 at 4:00, July 20 at 11:15, and July 21 at 4:30, or elevate your experience with a special event on Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30, where the film will be followed by a beginner-friendly ballroom dance lesson—led by the JBFC's very own Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo!—upstairs at the Take 3 Wine Bar & Café. Don't miss your chance to pair film with some fancy footwork: https://bit.ly/40VnJGM

The restoration of SHALL WE DANCE? was done by Tokyo Koon Co. Ltd. and supervised by Naoki Kayano. The original camera negative underwent a 4K scan by Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc.

You may also like the following events from Jacob Burns Film Center:

• This Friday, 18th July, 06:00 pm, Friday @ the Burns in Pleasantville
• This Friday, 18th July, 07:00 pm, Behind the Score: Quincy Jones in Pleasantville
• This Saturday, 19th July, 04:00 pm, Brief Encounters in Pleasantville

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