Fancy Dance (1989)

Profile

• Movie: Fancy Dance
• Romaji: Fanshi dansu
• Japanese: ファンシイダンス
• Director: Masayuki Suo
• Writer: Reiko Okano, Masayuki Suo
• Producer: Shoji Masui, Hiroshi Yamamoto
• Cinematographer: Yuichi Nagata
• Release Date: December 23, 1989
• Runtime: 101 min.
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock ‘n’ roll roots.