Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
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77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The Film StageBlake SimonsFeb 10, 2026
Shimmering and sparkling, Ha-chan carries the rarest maturity about sex, love, grief, and allowing yourself to take life one step at a time. Read full review
91
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 28, 2026
Haru’s journey is more soulful and heartbreaking than you may want it to be. And that somehow makes the magical moments even more endearing. Read full review
90
ColliderTaylor GatesFeb 4, 2026
Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! will likely gain criticism for its simplicity and earnestness, but I would argue those are the very things that make it so special and effective. It’s also an enormous triumph on a craft level, with stunning direction buoyed by equally gorgeous production design and cinematography. Throw in moving performances and beautiful choreography, and there’s no doubt you’ll be moved to get up and shake your booty, too. Read full review
88
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJan 28, 2026
Wladyka keeps the film lively with a sparkler aesthetic and a flair for musical storytelling. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeJan 28, 2026
Josef Kubota Wladyka’s third feature film is a playful and whimsical confection, a deft blend of escapist kitsch and the real emotional heft that Kikuchi brings to the role. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesJan 28, 2026
Josef Kubota Wladyka, the director and co-writer, shifts from poignant emotion to comedy to surreal scenes that take us inside Haru’s fantasies just as gracefully as the dialogue shifts from Japanese to Spanish and English. Read full review
75
TheWrapKatie RifeJan 28, 2026
Kikuchi’s strong, singular presence immerses the viewer in her character’s whimsical imagination and confusing emotions. She makes Haru a character worth rooting for — even, or perhaps especially, when she’s making all the wrong decisions. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 28, 2026
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! offers an effervescent spirit so often missing in this milieu, with a lovely performance from Kikuchi at its center. Read full review
60
IONCINEMA.comEric LavalléeFeb 11, 2026
The choreography feels restrained and intimate and when Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! swerves into fantasy its catchy and feels vibrant — and is methodically threaded with the notion of letting go, and that even finality can be cheerfully addressed. Read full review
50
VarietySiddhant AdlakhaJan 28, 2026
While trying to confront grief with a sense of mischief, the movie’s impish tonal approach takes the sting out of death a little too often, rendering its catharsis null. It’s hard not to respect a big swing, but Wladyka ultimately misses. Read full review
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