Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
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. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 122 min · 2026
Trailer
Director
Josef Kubota Wladyka
Writer
Josef Kubota Wladyka, Nicholas Huynh
Studio
THEFOOL / Ha-Chan
Release
2026-09-23
Runtime
122 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Full Plot
In the Tokyo ballroom dance scene, passionate competitors Haru and Luis engage in intense rivalries. After a personal tragedy forces Haru to withdraw from public life, she returns to the studio where she meets a new instructor, sparking an unexpected attraction that complicates her emotional state.
Cast & Characters
Haru
Rinko Kikuchi
Fedir
Alberto Guerra
Luis
Alejandro Edda
Hiromi
YOU
Yuki
Yoh Yoshida
Jacobo
Damián Alcázar
Mila
Keren Louis
Sasha
Charley Flyte
Did You Know?
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
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Did You Know Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! was directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, who previously collaborated with Rinko Kikuchi on Tokyo Vice.
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Did You Know Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!'s cast features a unique cultural intersection of Japanese and Latin American actors?
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Did You Know the film features dialogue in multiple languages, including Japanese, English, and Spanish.
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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! was directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The public reaction to "Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!" is overwhelmingly positive, with many viewers expressing excitement and enthusiasm for the film. Reviews praise its ability to balance tones and tone-of-personality-driven performances with laugh-out-loud humor. The film's magical realist take on grief has also resonated with audiences.
From the trailer's comments
"When your heart is on fire, smoke gets in your eyes." WHOA!!!
@jessicah808 · 124 likesIf you like this one, look up the original "Shall We Dance?" from Japan. Great movie about the power of social dancing to awaken the soul.
@DansChan995 · 331 likesI saw this through virtual Sundance earlier this year, and it was easily in the top half of films I watched through it. It does a great job at balancing tones, as the laugh-out-loud funny moments are mixed well with the more heartfelt, serious ones. Without spoiling, there are ac…
@heymistercarter. · 165 likesFrom Telenovelas to arthouse films. Way to go, Alberto Guerra.
@albertobarrera6791 · 61 likesI’m so excited for this! It can go down in ballroom dance history along with Strictly Ballroom
@leviathan8215 · 39 likesSaw this tonight in Minnesota, me and the row behind me were all crying at the end haha. What an amazingly shot, danced, and acted film, I'm so glad I saw this on the big screen. A great magical realist take on grief!
@kinseyJo · 4 likesAww, it's been awhile since we got a movie like this. I loved Shall We Dance and Strictly Ballroom.
@rfrolicarts · 34 likesBeen in love with Rinko since Babel ❤❤❤
@blinksstayfresh2524 · 6 likes
