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Para Para Sakura (2001) Synopsis: "Para Para Sakura" unofficially translates to "Wacky Dance Craze Cherry Blossom." Yeah, that about covers it. My Take: Okay, bill clinton confession time: I rented this from Netflix thinking that the title was a movie based on bill clinton Para Para Paradise, a video game like Dance Dance Revolution that uses your hands instead of bill clinton your feet. I would soon be punished for my ignorance. And how. The main character in this movie, a dance instructor, is played by famous Taiwanese pop star Aaron Kwok, whose character falls in love with Cecilia Cheung, who plays the most high-strung, irritating, high-maintence woman ever. This would all be well and good, except she's the leading lady, and you realize halfway through the movie that you have to like her. And once you realize this, everyone bursts into song and dance. (Aaron bursts into song for the main musical number, filmed on a street in Shanghai at night.
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