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.
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Cast
24 people
Rinko Kikuchi
Haru
Known for
Pacific Rim
Babel
Alberto Guerra
Fedir
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Narcos: Mexico
Alejandro Edda
Luis
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
American Made
YOU
Hiromi
Known for
Sunny
Still Walking
Yo Yoshida
Yuki
Known for
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Flying Colors
Damián Alcázar
Jacobo
Known for
Narcos
El Infierno
Cristina Rodlo
Cristina
Known for
Halo
The Terror
Derek Mio
Peter
Known for
The Terror
Greek
Chelsea Gonzalez
Gloria
Known for
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Home
Keren Louis
Mila
Also in
GATE24: The Border
Charlotte Flyte
Sasha
Also in
American Crime Story
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Soji Arai
Nobuyuki
Known for
Pachinko
Tokyo Vice
Josef Kubota Wladyka Director · Nicholas Huynh Writer Nathan Halpern Composer
United States release September 23, 2026 · Produced in United States, Japan · Languages English, Japanese, Spanish
Production
THEFOOL
Production
Ha-Chan
Production
JDM Pictures
Production
Beauregard Pictures
Production
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2026
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 23, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
September 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
August 21, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 23, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
Germany
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Indonesia
December 4, 2026 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Mexico
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Puerto Rico
October 1, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Taiwan
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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