SE Asian movies, at least as they are perceived in their whole by the majority of international audience, are known for a number of things: Horror, violence, Wong Kar Wai, Park Chan-wook and Takashi Miike (ok, I am just oversimplifying things here). So, for this list I decided to show another aspect of Asian movies, not so frequently mentioned or even considered for that matter, apart from the Bollywood movies that is. Without further ado, here are 15 great dancing scenes from Asian movies, with the lion's share belonging to Wong Kar Wai, who has presented a number of astonishing sequences through the years.
1. Lai Yiu-fai and Ho Po-wing are dancing in a kitchen (Wong Kar Wai, Happy Together,1997, Hong Kong)
Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung are tangoing in the middle of a kitchen, with their love and adoration for each other becoming evident by the way they look at and lean on each other. When they stop dancing, they start kissing, hugging and caressing.
2. Han Kang-shik, aka The King, is dancing (The King, Han Hae-rim, 2017, S. Korea)
In a rather unusual scene for him, Jung Woo-sung is dancing in a night club, after a success of his group, along two colleagues in a circle formed by a number of beautiful women.
3. Xiao Suizi training (Youth, Feng Xiaogang, 2017, China)
Under the pointers of her trainer and a number of people who look at her stupefied, Zhong Chuxi is dancing along with her colleagues, although she has the central stage.
4. Yuddy lies in bed smoking and then gets up and starts dancing in front of the mirror (Days of Being Wild, 1990, Hong Kong)
One of the most memorable scenes in the film comes when, after lying in bed, Leslie Cheung gets up and starts swaying to a mambo rhythm, initially in front of the mirror and then in the other rooms.
5. Mother dancing in the film's intro (Mother, Bong Joon-ho, 2009, S. Korea)
Kim Hye-ja dances in a field in the beginning of the film, in a completely unexpected scene
6. Mai and Shohei dance in the finale of the movie (Shall We Dance?, Masayuki Suo, 1996, Japan)
Koji Yakusho highlights his progress in dancing, as he dances with Tamiyo Kusakari in a ball room among other couples
7. The women dance in Choon-Hwa`s funeral, as per her wish (Sunny, Kang Hyeong-cheol, 2011, S. Korea)
Yoo Ho-jeong, Go Soo-hee reprise their high school choreography by dancing to “Sunny” in front of Chun-hwa's funeral picture.
I also loved Faye Wong’s musical number from CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002, which is cut from some versions of the movie.
Like the rest of that movie, it’s very charmng and puts a smile on your face. And Faye Wong is luminous, as usual.
Some classy funny dances in korean movie (2004) Dance with the Wind and lot of funny dances in early 2000s korean comedy movies