everyone in the cast and from sugiyama to aoki and toyoko be someone we know in everyday life . they be so natural and and sugiyama transformation be incredibly believable . the score be so moving and it bring me to tear . the choreography be beautiful without seem athletic . mai graceful dancing and charm give me goosebump . tamako be such a wonderfully delightful character . you can almost see the charmed schoolgirl in her face a she reminisce about see the king and i. aoki character be both hilarious and pitiful . masako be so overwhelmingly natural a the bewildered wife and you almost want to hug her to reassure her that everything will be all right . this film be truly a keeper .