Must See Full Trailer for Rinko Kikuchi’s ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’​

“I just want to move.” 💃 Dance dance dance, Rinko! Sony Pictures Classics has debuted their magnificent main official trailer for the acclaimed indie favorite called Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, which initially premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It picked up many terrific reviews there, then was acquired by SPC for release – highly recommend watching it in theaters this September when it’s out. It’s one of my favorites as well. Lovers Haru and Luis enjoy competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio amidst her grief, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor – another very attractive Latino named Fedir. She must face what comes next as sparks fly. Rinko Kikuchi stars as the fabulous Ha-Chan, sporting a big curly fro, along with Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, Yoh Yoshida, Damián Alcázar, and Japanese actress known as “You“. One of the best modern grief films so far that is entirely fresh & creative. I wrote a excellent review out of Sundance – it’s a vibrant and upbeat take on grief with some wonderful dance scenes.

Here’s the official trailer for Josef Kubota Wladyka’s film Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, from YouTube:

You can rewatch the teaser trailer fo Wladyka’sr Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! right here for the first look.

Haru (Rinko Kikuchi) and Luis (Alejandro Edda) are passionate competitors in the Tokyo ballroom dance scene. After a terrible tragedy causes Haru to withdraw into isolation, her best friends coax her back to the studio, where she develops an infatuation with a new instructor named Fedir (Alberto Guerra). As sparks fly, Haru must navigate her tremendous grief and her newfound desire. Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is directed by Japanese-Polish-American filmmaker Josef Kubota Wladyka, director of the film Catch the Fair One previously, plus many shorts and episodes of the series “Tokyo Vice” and Netflix’s “One Piece” most recently. The screenplay is written by Nicholas Huynh and Josef Kubota Wladyka. Produced by Kimberly Parker Zox, Mao Nagakura, Josef Kubota Wladyka. This initially prmeiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (read our review). Sony Pictures Classics debuts Wladyka’s Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! film in select US theaters starting September 25th, 2026 this fall. Who’s ready to watch it?

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