18年前舞台上的一次失误彻底打碎了天才踢踏舞者渡真二郎的舞蹈梦，他从舞台上消失，梦碎的他日日与酒相伴，浑浑噩噩地生活着。但是某日他的旧相识剧场老板毛利找上门来，请他再次出山，为他即将倒闭的剧场演出最后一场踢踏舞秀。虽然旧日的噩梦仍然笼罩着真二郎，但受好友相托的他只能不情不愿地开始为这场表演选角，在这些来参加甄选的年轻舞者中，他被其中一个生活窘迫却始终不愿放弃舞蹈梦想的青年所吸引，他的舞姿点燃了真二郎心中曾经的梦……Shinjiro Watari (Mizutani), a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when the manager of a theater being closed down turns to Shinjiro to direct its final performance, he works with a group young dancers and in the process learns a few things about himself. The movie is very well done and worth the price of admission. A view into the Japanese dancing world, as well as Japanese society.