Masayuki Suo’s cinema of outsiders is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. During a time of crisis for the Japanese film industry, Suo’s international sensation Shall We Dance? (1996) came to the rescue. Starring Kōji Yakusho (Perfect Days, 2023) as an ordinary salaryman awakened to extraordinary passions, the hit film, now restored in glorious 4K, propelled its charming lead actor to movie stardom, and introduced a national craze for ballroom dancing.
Suo’s interest in misfits, however, began long before his first global success. Like Shall We Dance?, Fancy Dance (1989) and Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t (1992) go against conventional ideas of Japanese masculinity, as they follow ragtag crews of lovable underdogs plunged into the unfamiliar worlds of monk training and sumo wrestling, respectively. No need to wait for permission; this charming collection beckons you to take risks and seize the day!

Masayuki Suo&#8217;s cinema of outsiders is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. During a time of crisis for the Japanese film industry, Suo&#8217;s international sensation Shall We Dance? (1996) came to the rescue. Starring Kōji Yakusho (Perfect Days, 2023) as an ordinary salaryman awakened to extraordinary passions, the hit film, now restored in glorious 4K, propelled its charming lead actor to movie stardom, and introduced a national craze for ballroom dancing.
Suo&#8217;s interest in misfits, however, began long before his first global success. Like Shall We Dance?, Fancy Dance (1989) and Sumo Do, Sumo Don&#8217;t (1992) go against conventional ideas of Japanese masculinity, as they follow ragtag crews of lovable underdogs plunged into the unfamiliar worlds of monk training and sumo wrestling, respectively. No need to wait for permission; this charming collection beckons you to take risks and seize the day!

Fish Out of Water: Three by Masayuki Suo

FISH OUT OF WATER: THREE BY MASAYUKI SUO

Traversing ballroom dancing and sumo wrestling, Masayuki Suo’s cinema of outsiders is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. Featuring a new 4K restoration of global hit Shall We Dance?, starring Kōji Yakusho (Perfect Days), this charming collection beckons you to take risks and seize the day!

Traversing ballroom dancing and sumo wrestling, Masayuki Suo&#8217;s cinema of outsiders is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. Featuring a new 4K restoration of global hit Shall We Dance?, starring Kōji Yakusho (Perfect Days), this charming collection beckons you to take risks and seize the day!

Three by Masayuki Suo

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THREE BY MASAYUKI SUO

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