Sony Pictures Classics releases the official trailer for Josef Kubota Wladyka’s indie drama “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” The film premiered earlier this year at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it is described as a breakout and as receiving strong critical attention. After Sundance, Sony Pictures Classics acquires the film for theatrical release, with the trailer positioning the movie for a fall debut.
The story centers on Haru, played by Rinko Kikuchi, who returns to movement and dance after tragedy leaves her withdrawn and isolated while trying to process grief. Set partly within Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, the narrative follows her as friends urge her back to a studio. There, she reconnects with the dance community and develops a new infatuation involving a new instructor named Fedir, a character portrayed as Latino in the released descriptions.
Across the coverage, the trailer emphasizes dance as a central element of the film’s emotional journey, combining upbeat visual energy with themes of mourning and recovery.
