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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

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Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
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Cast & Crew

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Josef Kubota Wladyka

Director

Rinko Kikuchi

Haru

Alberto Guerra

Fedir

Alejandro Edda

Luis

You

Actor

Yô Yoshida

Actor

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Kenji Fujishima Slant Magazine 2 hrs ago
2.5/4
Thankfully, Kikuchi Rinko allows even the wildest flights of fancy to acquire a taste of genuine emotional truth. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) Feb 9, 2026
2.5/4
Anyway, the parts that are good are quite good – agreeably silly while freighted with emotional weight – and I’ll watch Kikuchi in anything, as should you. Go to Full Review Liz Shannon Miller Consequence Feb 3, 2026
B
The ending perhaps doesn't feel fully earned. But it's still a powerful reminder that no matter how messy life may get, it's still possible for the human spirit to prevail. Go to Full Review Christian Craig In Review Online 1 day ago
Director Josef Kubota Wladyka answers the call to grief with psychedelically dilated eyes, finding as many punchlines, pratfalls, and pockets of rhythm in death as he might in life. Go to Full Review Kayleigh Donaldson Pajiba 2 days ago
While the film is light on its feet, it’s Kikuchi who carries the weight of its themes. Go to Full Review J. Don Birnam Awards Watch 4 days ago
A-
Kikuchi makes every stumble, flourish, and embarrassment feel lived-in, another reason the movie works. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
Director
Josef Kubota Wladyka
Producer
Kimberly Parker Zox, Mao Nagakura, Josef Kubota Wladyka
Screenwriter
Nicholas Huynh, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Nicholas Huynh
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 2m
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