Opens September 25. Tickets on sale soon!
***WINNER – U.S. Dramatic Directing Award – 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Haru (Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Pacific Rim) 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.
2026, 118 Minutes, Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, Rated R, Digital
“Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!…has got it all: big laughs, poignancy, a tear or two, Dirty Dancing homages and some truly out-there twists.”
– Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
“A special, often hilarious movie that makes you want to tap your toe and give an extra shimmy through your everyday life.”
– Dillon Gonzales, Geek Vibes Nation
“Shimmering and sparkling, Ha-chan carries the rarest maturity about sex, love, grief, and allowing yourself to take life one step at a time.”
– Blake Simons, The Film Stage
“Kikuchi radiates charm, sadness, joy, sensitivity, whimsy, audacity and a joie de vivre, often all together within the span of a few seconds”
– Frank J Avella, The Contending
“Is it possible to mambo your way through mourning? To groove while grieving? To salsa your way out of sadness? Ha-chan, Shake your Booty! explores those questions in a highly entertaining, endlessly stylish way.”
– Taylor Gates, Collider
