TAP THE LAST SHOW (2017)
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.
Director:
Yutaka Mizutani
Writer:
Kazuyuki Morosawa
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Yutaka Mizutani as Shinjiro Watari |
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Natsuo Shimizu as Makoto |
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Kie Kitano as Hana Mori |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Kiichiro Mori |
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Bibari Maeda as Sadayo Matsubara |
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Naomasa Musaka as Kanji Yoshino |
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Asako Kobayashi as Masako Tadokoro |
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HideboH as Taro Astaire |
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Mitsunori Isaki as Ichiro Mamiya |
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Mika Kitajima as Konatsu |
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Takashi Yamanaka as Sugiyama |
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Ryo Ono as Uesugi |
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Rokkaku Seiji as Takeda |
| Directing | Yutaka Mizutani | Director |
| Production | 宮下直也 | Production Manager |
| Production | Yasushi Sutô | Executive Producer |
| Production | Katsunori Imamura | Line Producer |
| Production | Motoi Sasaki | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Arata Nishi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hiroshi Hayakawa | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Masahiro Aida | Director of Photography |
| Art | Noriyuki Kondo | Production Design |
| Editing | Shin'ya Tadano | Editor |
| Sound | Jun Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tsuyoshi Masumori | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Shigeki Sakakida | Production Manager |
| Writing | Kazuyuki Morosawa | Screenplay |
| Crew | HideboH | Choreographer |
| Crew | Yuki Nakagawa | Choreographer |