TAP THE LAST SHOW (2017)
Overview
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.
Cast
Yutaka Mizutani
Shinjiro Watari
Natsuo Shimizu
Makoto
Kie Kitano
Hana Mori
Ittoku Kishibe
Kiichiro Mori
Bibari Maeda
Sadayo Matsubara
Naomasa Musaka
Kanji Yoshino
Asako Kobayashi
Masako Tadokoro
HideboH
Taro Astaire
Mitsunori Isaki
Ichiro Mamiya
Mika Kitajima
Konatsu
Takashi Yamanaka
Sugiyama
Ryo Ono
Uesugi
Rokkaku Seiji
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