
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.
Directed by Yutaka Mizutani
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Cast

Yutaka Mizutani
Shinjiro Watari

Natsuo Shimizu
Makoto

Kie Kitano
Hana Mori

Ittoku Kishibe
Kiichiro Mori

Bibari Maeda
Sadayo Matsubara

Naomasa Musaka
Kanji Yoshino

Asako Kobayashi
Masako Tadokoro

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Taro Astaire

Mitsunori Isaki
Ichiro Mamiya

Mika Kitajima
Konatsu

Takashi Yamanaka
Sugiyama

Ryo Ono
Uesugi

Rokkaku Seiji
Takeda
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