Eri Watanabe
, who was previously known as, is a Japanese actress.
She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Hochi Film Awards for" Shall We Dance?".
Neema Barnette
Neema Barnette is an American film director, and the first African- American woman to direct a primetime sitcom.
Barnette was the first African- American woman to get a three- picture deal with Sony.
Since then, she accumulated a number of awards, including a Peabody, an Emmy and NAACP Image Award.
Stan Foster
Stan Foster is an award winning film, television, and stage Producer, Actor, Writer and Director from Youngstown, Ohio.
He is most known for his role in the" Tour of Duty" TV series where he played Marvin Johnson.
He also wrote the play and film" Woman Thou Art Loosed" and wrote and directed the film" Preacher's Kid"( 2010).
Stan Foster is an American film and television actor, producer, writer, and director.
He is best known for his role in the Emmy winning CBS TV series" Tour of Duty", where he played Marvin Johnson for 3 seasons.
Foster segued behind the camera in striking an overall development deal with Columbia Pictures Television to write, produce, and brand new content.
This led to selling and developing sitcom, drama, and reality programming to multiple networks including CBS, FOX, MTV, Comedy Central, USA Networks, UPN, Disney and Discovery Channel, and FremantleMedia.
Stan Foster adapted the stage production of TD Jakes “ Woman Thou Art Loosed ” for the big screen,( for which he won an NAACP Image Award) and greatly contributing to the wide popularity of that genre.
Foster wrote and produced films for Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate, before wearing all three hats( writing/ directing/ producing) Preacher's Kid for Warner Bros.
He also directed the award winning TV film “ My Other Mother ” for UPtv.
Stan Foster Media also partnered with Lionsgate to produce and distribute a film slate under his current banner.
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woman Thou Art Loosed is a 2004 American drama film directed by Michael Schultz and written by Stan Foster.
It was produced by Stan Foster and Reuben Cannon.
It is the 44th film or series directed by Schultz and is adapted from the self-help novel by T. D. Jakes.
The film tells the story of a young woman who must come to terms with a long history of sexual abuse, drug addiction, and poverty.
It has been reported that the story was loosely based on the screenwriter's past relationship with a college girlfriend.
A gospel stage play preceded the film.
Silver Lake (film)
Silver Lake is a 2004 film.
Shall We Dance? (2004 film)
Shall We Dance? is a 2004 American romantic comedy- drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon.
It is a remake of the 1996 Japanese film of the same name.
Grandmaster Slice
Grandmaster Slice is an American hip- hop musician whose album" Electric Slide( Shall We Dance)" helped popularize the electric slide dance.
Slice was born in South Boston, Virginia and attended Halifax County High School.
Slide's collaboration with Scratchmaster Chuck T.( Charles Fulp) included the underground rap hit" Thinking of You," which led to Slice's being signed by Jive Records.
Their album" The Electric Slide( Shall We Dance)" came out in 1991.
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day is a 2012 American drama film directed by Neema Barnette and starring Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie and Pam Grier.
It is the sequel of the 2004 film "Woman Thou Art Loosed".
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom( born 20 April 1956) is a British film director, writer, and actor.
He has directed such films as" Hector and the Search for Happiness Serendipity", and" Shall We Dance?"
Peter Chelsom is a member of the British Academy, the American Academy, The Directors Guild of America, and The Writers Guild of America.
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise Trammel( born April 17, 1967) is an American film and television actress.
She made her feature film debut in" Set It Off"( 1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in" Beloved"( 1998).
During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as" John Q."( 2002)," The Manchurian Candidate"( 2004)," Diary of a Mad Black Woman"( 2005)," The Great Debaters"( 2007)," For Colored Girls"( 2010)," Dope"( 2015)," Almost Christmas"( 2016) and" Death Wish"( 2018).
She received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the 2004 drama film," Woman Thou Art Loosed", and played the leading roles in a number of made for television movies.
Elise also starred in the CBS crime drama series," Close to Home"( 2005 – 07), and in 2013 began starring in the VH1 comedy- drama series," Hit the Floor".
She is four- time NAACP Image Awards winner.

Question: Are both directors of films Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day and Shall We Dance? (2004 film) from the same country?
Answer: no