Dance, Subaru!
(PG)- Release Date: 28th May 2009 (Showtimes)
- Language: Japanese
- Running Time: 114 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Lee Chi-ngai
- Cast: Meisa Kuroki, Kaori Momoi, Yuta Hiraoka,
- Local Distributor: Cathay-keris Films
Subaru and her twin brother Kazuma share a dream in becoming ballet dancers, but their father discourages their passion. After Kazuma's death from a hereditary illness, dancing became Subaru's only happiness and she yearns to lose herself in dance. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she runs into cabaret owner Isuzu, who recognizes the talent in Subaru and trains her. But to become a professional ballerina, Subaru has to overcome harsher challenges than just merely satisfying cabaret drunkards.
Latest Review
Could have been a great dance movie...
What I loved most: The lead actress and cantankerous bar owner (she alone is worth the price of the ticket!)
What I really hated: Preditable storyline
Dance, Subaru! is the usual melodramatic Japanese movie peppered, surprisingly, with lots of very interesting characters especially the gorgeous lead actress and the cantankerous bar owner (she alone is worth the price of admission!) only to be let down by a meandering and preditable plot. It's like this. The first half of the movie is really entertaining and the characters fleshed out...and then it seems like the writer or writers kinda ran out of inspiration or ideas and decides to rehash every dance movie cliches just to finish the movie! The dialogue was particularly chessy at times! My biggest gripe is that they didn't spend more effort creating better and more substantial dance sequences. After all, it IS a movie about dance. sigh
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