The Tango of Life

Hideki Wada
Kumiko Akiyoshi, Isao Hashizume, Anna Saeki
2012
Japan
Completed
Japanese
104 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as「わたし」の人生(みち) 我が命のタンゴ,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At2012Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。
A drama depicting the journey of a father with dementia and his daughter as they reaffirm their family bond through Argentine tango, starring Kumiko Akiyoshi and Isao Hashizume. The director, Hideki Wada, who is also a psychiatrist, won the Best Film Award at the Monaco International Film Festival for his debut work "Cinderella of the Entrance Exams" (2007). Yuriko, who had just completed raising her children and was about to pursue her long-time dream of becoming a university professor, discovers that her father, Shujiro, is suffering from dementia. As anxiety and caregiving push the family apart, a change occurs for Shujiro when he starts taking Argentine tango lessons at a support group for families dealing with dementia, prompting Yuriko to once again resolve to pursue her dreams after seeing her father's progress.