i simply love this movie . it be a perfect example of the well round surprising story that come out of asian cinema . there be a recent hollywood remake of this movie and with richard gere and the simply awful jennifer lopez . please do not confuse the two movie . the original japanese film be touch and subtle and wonderfully act . the hollywood version be the exact opposite . i be aghast when i first saw the trailer for the remade u version and who be star in it . it typical hollywood unoriginal crass commercialism at it bad . the remake cement the argument that some foreign film can never be improve upon . the only reason the original film do not become more widely view be the u audience aversion to subtitle . one of the main reason this movie would never work in an american telling be that the reserve and ultra socially conservative character of the public japanese persona be at issue in this movie . certainly the main character awakens to a more full understanding of live a vivacious life through dance and but half of the movie tension come from the stereotype and ridicule ballroom dancer face in japan . please try to see this movie in it original form and not the terrible full screen . and please do skip the u remake . it a shallow travesty in comparison to the original japanese movie . yes and i know the original movie be much old and and this be simply a japanese take on the story and but the only two people be likely to see any time soon be this one and the new u remake . speaking of foreign film and i will make a few quick recommendation represent 1. monsoon wedding i list this first for a reason and outstanding film . 2. johnny stechino very funny italian mistaken identity flic . 3. shiri a korean action pic that mix both asian flare and u style plot 4. run lola run a german film that integrate it techno score ingeniously . well and just a quick list anyway represent ) .