The read
A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10.
Synopsis
Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when the manager of a theater being closed down turns to Shinjiro to direct its final performance, he works with a group young dancers and in the process learns a few things about himself. The movie is very well done and worth the price of admission. A view into the Japanese dancing world, as well as Japanese society.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Yutaka MizutaniDirector
- Jun SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Kazuyuki MorosawaScreenplay
Cast
- Yutaka MizutaniShinjiro Watari
- Natsuo ShimizuMakoto
- Kie KitanoHana Mori
- Ittoku KishibeKiichiro Mori
- Bibari MaedaSadayo Matsubara
- Naomasa MusakaKanji Yoshino
- Asako KobayashiMasako Tadokoro
- HideboHTaro Astaire
- Mitsunori IsakiIchiro Mamiya
- Mika KitajimaKonatsu
- Takashi YamanakaSugiyama
- Ryo OnoUesugi
