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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 ...

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 ...