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Cameron Geiser

@realspacecortez.bsky.social

Oh! Almost forgot to post my #LastFourWatched #Letterboxd! Saw #ResidentEvil yesterday with a friend & Dug it very much!
Last 3 #TIFF #Films were:
#WildHorseNine (Oscar Winner 4 sure)
#BadLieutenantTokyo (epitome of #Cool)
#HaChanShakeYourBooty (Beautiful Story+ all around FANTASTIC)
#FilmSky

September 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM

Sarah G. Vincent

@sarahgvincentviews.bsky.social

If you missed me talking on Reel Reviews on Friday, 9/25/26, about #ForgottenIsland, #Primetime, #HaChanShakeYourBooty & #HeartoftheBeast, check out the link. Thanks to Raul Martinez at NBC-10 Boston.
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September 29, 2026 at 11:13 AM

Pollitt

@pollitt.bsky.social

OMG give this to me now.

This is giving OG Shall We Dance, Strictly Ballroom, a dash of Priscilla and a pinch of Truly, Madly, Deeply

*Grabby hands*

#HaChanShakeYourBooty

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HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! | Official Trailer (2026)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics

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September 20, 2026 at 2:14 AM

When To Stream

@whentostream.bsky.social

When To Stream's Weekly Tracking Report is here! This week we've added #Primetime, #HeartOfTheBeast, #ForgottenIsland, #TheStuntDriver, #HaChanShakeYourBooty, #TheIncomer, and updated tracking and estimates on a number of titles.

Come take a look: whentostream.com/when-to-stre...

When to Stream’s Weekly Tracking Report - 9/25/26 - When To Stream

Welcome to When To Stream’s Weekly Tracking Report. Every Friday, we break down the film titles whose first window streaming premieres are still not confirmed. This column will not examine second wind...

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September 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM

Phil Roberts

@philthecool.bsky.social

Josef Kubota Wladyka’s #HaChanShakeYourBooty! Is an absolute joy. Led by the unmissable Rinko Kikuchi, the film is a glorious exploration of life and loss.

Despite the gravity of the story, it delivers a delightfully fun, uplifting story, becoming an instant classic. #LFF

September 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM

Sarah G. Vincent

@sarahgvincentviews.bsky.social

New review: Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty
#HaChanShakeYourBooty #RinkoKikuchi #YohYoshida #YOU #AlejandroEdda #AlbertoGuerra #TomHarwood #YukaMannami #KerenLouis #JosefKubotaWladyka #NicholasHuyn #MayaTanaka #ballroomdancing #Tokyo #Japan #Spanish #LaCatrina
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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Review - Sarah G. Vincent Views

Sarah G. Vincent Views' hot take on Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

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September 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM

Michael Snyder

@cultureblaster.bsky.social

I assail @TheMTS.bsky.social show on YouTube with reviews of #HeartOfTheBeast #Primetime #ForgottenIsland #YourMotherYourMotherYourMother #TheIncomer #TheStuntDriver #HaChanShakeYourBooty #NeverAfterDark & #YouHadToBeThere & big ups for #SNLUK: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social youtu.be/F2YsiRtPt4w?...

Michael Snyder Talks New Movies, TV & More with Mark Thompson 9-25-26

YouTube video by Michael Snyder

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September 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM

HOTCHKA

@hotchka.bsky.social

MOVIE REVIEW: "HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!" - IN THEATERS
'Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!' is a bittersweet, fantastic tale of love, loss and lust on the dance floor.

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#HaChanShakeYourBooty #SonyPicturesClassics #MovieReview #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema

A close-up portrait features a person with vibrant blue eyeshadow, bright red lipstick, dark curly hair, and a small septum ring. To the right, on a solid red background, the light blue text "HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!" is displayed in a bold, stylized font. A purple diagonal banner in the top-left corner reads "HOTCHKA REVIEW."

September 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM

keithlovesmovies.com

@keithlovesmovies.bsky.social

Anchored by a terrific Rinko Kikuchi performance, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! balances eccentric humor with a poignant story about moving on.

Read more in our review.

#AlbertoGuerra #AlejandroEdda #DamiánAlcázar #FilmReview #HaChanShakeYourBooty #JosefKubotaWladyka #moviereview #NicholasHuynh #Rink

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Review: Grief, Grace, and Ballroom Dancing | TIFF 2026

This will be one of many reviews during this year's Toronto International Film Festival, to keep up with our latest coverage, click here. For those who like their heartwarming features a little on the oddball side, and I do mean that as a compliment, then Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! may be for you. T

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September 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM

Jay S. Jacobs

@jaysj1.bsky.social

A grieving widow. A mysterious crow. A dance instructor with an open marriage. Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty is unlike anything you'll see this year. #HaChanShakeYourBooty #RinkoKikuchi #SonyPicturesClassics #moviereviews @followers
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Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! (2026)Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, You, Yoh Yoshida, Damián Alcázar, Keren Louis, Charley Flyte, Soji Arai, Bob, Takaaki Fujisawa, Chelsea Gonzale...

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September 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM

Dylan Slemp 🇵🇸

@elongatedbean.bsky.social

Now Watching:

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (Josef Kubota Wladyka, 2026)

Second and final watch at this year’s Sundance Film Festival!
#HaChanShakeYourBooty #JosefKubotaWladyka #RinkoKikuchi #AlbertoGuerra #Sundance2026 #SundanceFilmFestival #NowWatching

February 2, 2026 at 6:35 AM

MovieJawn

@moviejawn.com

MJ's @alexmiller16mm.bsky.social shares thoughts on a few narrative features from @sundance.org.

#Sundance2026 #TheGallerist #HaChanShakeYourBooty #TheHuntress

SUNDANCE 2026 Features: THE GALLERIST, HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!, and THE HUNTRESS — Moviejawn

by Alexander Miller, Staff Writer A few narrative feature highlights from this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

www.moviejawn.com

February 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM

Cameron Geiser

@realspacecortez.bsky.social

My last #film at #TIFF this year was #HaChanShakeYourBooty and Wow... The only film to make me tear up this fest (& last year too!) It was the film I knew least about going in & I am still in shock or awe of how affecting it was. It's so full of love & life, absurd and powerful, & Magical Dancing!

September 16, 2026 at 4:40 AM

Curt Johnson

@movietvtechgeeks.com

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieReviews #HaChanShakeYourBooty 'Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: Sundance's Near-Perfect Comedy Is the Dance Party We Need

'Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: Sundance's Near-Perfect Comedy Is the Dance Party We Need

Rinko Kikuchi stars as a grieving widow who finds joy and purpose through dance in the vibrant, surrealist rom-com Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!

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February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Loose Lips

@looselips.bsky.social

TIFF 2026: Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!

An imaginative interpretation of grief — devastating yet playful, helpless yet hopeful. A love letter to dance and an appreciation of its universal power to heal & connect us.

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#TIFF #TIFF2026 #RinkoKikuchi #hachanshakeyourbooty

TIFF 2026: Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! - Loose Lips

Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, and Alejandro Edda, ‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’ is an imaginative interpretation of grief

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September 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM

The Reel Roundup

@benmkwrites.bsky.social

If How Stella Got Her Groove Back was a quirky Japanese musical fantasy that also doubled as an unconventional essay on grief and loss, #HaChanShakeYourBooty would certainly be it. Rinko Kikuchi delivers the most moving and bittersweet performance of the festival so far. #TIFF26