Netflix has revealed the main trailer for 10DANCEwhich offers the clearest look yet at the film’s charged mix of rivalry, lust and competitive artistry ahead of its global premiere at December 18. Adapted from Inouesatoh’s award-winning Kodansha manga, the upcoming drama leans toward the emotional extremes of professional dance—where every step is a display of skill, pride, and increasingly connectedness.
The film reunites Ryoma Takeuchi and Keita Machida on screen for the first time in nearly eight years, making them two elite dancers who not only share the same name – Shinya – but a relentless drive to dominate the floor. Making his Netflix film debut, Takeuchi plays Shinya Suzuki, Japan’s reigning Latin Dance champion and a perfectionist with a focus on tunnel vision.
Machida steps in as Shinya Sugiki, the world’s No. 2 Ballroom champion, whose disciplined elegance masks a sharp competitive edge. Sugiki disrupts Suzuki’s carefully controlled world with a bold challenge: compete together in “10-Dance,” a demanding discipline that fuses both Latin and Ballroom styles into what is often described as a “wonderful triathlon.”
Directed by Keishi Otomo (Rurouni Kenshin, The legend and the butterfly), the film surrounds its leads with an ensemble that deepens the story’s emotional and competitive stakes. Shiori Doi appears as Aki Tajima, Suzuki’s fierce Latin partner, while Anna Ishii plays Fusako Yagami, Sugiki’s poised Ballroom partner. The cast also includes Shinya Hamada, Oshiro Maeda, Nadiya Bychkova, Susie Trayling and Pasquale La Rocca.
The trailer wastes no time in establishing its rhythm – quick, precise spins, grounded footwork and a simmering tension that never quite lets up. It cuts between the glare of competition scenes and the quieter hum of rehearsal rooms, where a once-straightforward rivalry begins to lean into something more intimate. The months of physical training between Takeuchi and Machida are unmistakable; every frame carries a mix of technical sharpness and charged stillness, the kind of chemistry that speaks long before their characters do. Even the key art leans toward push and pull, freezing the two dancers in mid-movement as if hanging between collision and surrender.
Behind the scenes, the film brings together an experienced creative team: script by Tomoko Yoshida and Otomo, music by Masaru Yokoyama, cinematography by Tatsunosuke Sasaki, production design by Eri Sakushima and Takuro Kato, costume and character design by Isao Tsuge, editing by Tomomi Shikui, sound design by T, VFX, sound design by T, VFX. Kazuyuki Ishii, cinematography by Takeshi Kawamata, lighting by Gaku Suzuki and casting by Mai Sugiyama.
Ai Shimoda serves as Ballroom Dance Supervisor. The project is produced by Netflix through Episcope Inc., which is led by producers Takako Miyauchi and Kota Ishizuka, with Tomo Koizumi as line producer.
10DANCE begins streaming worldwide on Netflix on December 18, 2025. Watch the trailer below:
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