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

Japanese star Rinko Kikuchi is returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the second time as a lead actor, bringing the ...

Olympic ice dancers Zingas and Kolesnik lead American sweep in rhythm dance at Four Continents

Olympic ice dancers Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik led an American sweep of the rhythm portion of the ice dance competition ...

‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: A Japanese Widow Dances Her Way Back to Life in a Lovely Comic Drama

Director Josef Kubota Wladyka mixes surreal fantasies with emotion in a Tokyo-set indie starring Rinko Kikuchi premiering at Sundance.

'Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: Rinko Kinkuchi and a Singular Tone Keep Quirky Dramedy on Beat

Haru, known to her friends as Ha-chan (Rinko Kinkuchi), stands out. With her tight perm and septum piercing -- not to mention the garish smears of makeup she dons for her dance competitions -- she's ...

‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: Rinko Kikuchi Dances Through Grief and Uneven Tones

A cross-cultural tale of grief and dance, Josef Kubota Wladyka's "Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!" stems from an intimate place, but ends up emotionally inert thanks to its style. Its key strength is a ...