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Rinko Kikuchi on Dance, Grief and Multicultural Love in Sundance Drama ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’

Rinko Kikuchi leads the multilingual drama Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! at the Sundance Film Festival, marking her second Sundance lead role.
Ha-Chan follows Haru, a ballroom dancer processing loss while exploring love and reinvention across cultures.
Kikuchi trained six months in ballroom dance to convincingly convey Haru’s connection to the art form.
The film pairs English, Japanese and Spanish, reflecting Haru and Luis’s multicultural world.
Director Josef Kubota Wladyka rewrote the title role for Kikuchi after collaborating with her on other projects.
Kikuchi says the film’s themes center on universal loss and resilience.
Sundance runs January 22 through February 1 in Park City, Utah.
Kikuchi’s latest project follows her Academy Award-nominated breakout in Babel.
The film weaves Japanese, Mexican and American cultural elements in a multicultural love story.
Kikuchi studied photos and videos of Josef Wladyka’s mother to inform the performance.
The Sundance coverage includes related industry updates and exclusive coverage from Variety.

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