Being Koji Yakusho

Now, I don't really have anything against Richard Gere. He's probably a perfectly nice guy, and he wears his grey hair well. However, as I see the commercials on the tee vee for the remake of Shall We Dance, I can't help but pine for a future when Koji Yakusho is as well know in the States as he is in Japan. Koji originated the role of the stuffy businessman who discovers both ballroom dancing and love in the 1996 original. It's a lightweight movie, as I recall, but one that is helped immeasurably by its star's performance. Koji...