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I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn

ブルックリンでZ級監督と恋に落ちた私

Indonesian Premiere

86 minutes | 2025 | United States | Drama – Comedy | 🔊 English, Japanese

Synopsis
Sinopsis

Shiina, a famous Japanese actress, is fed up with the Japanese entertainment industry and heads to New York with her boyfriend Ren. There, Shiina meets Jack, a New York Z-grade horror director, and the group of people he and his team make low-budget films with. Her fate begins to change dramatically.

Schedule
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Fri, 5 Dec 2025 | 21:00 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 4

Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Kenichi Ugana

Kenichi Ugana

Born April 20, 1984, in Tokyo, he debuted in 2016 with Ganguro Gal’s Riot, Japan’s first "GAL"-themed film. He followed with Good-Bye Silence (2018), Wild Virgins (2019), and Rolling Marbles (2020), made for NYLON JAPAN’s 15th anniversary. His band film The Gesuidouz adds to his eclectic filmography. His short film series Extraneous Matter screened at 75+ festivals worldwide, winning 11+ top awards. The complete edition screened at Torino and Montreal festivals. His latest horror-comedy Visitors was selected by 35+ festivals, including Slamdance and BIFAN, winning the top prize at NY Shorts International Film Festival.

Credit
Kredit
Production CompanyVandalism/Bad Taste Video
ProducerTomohiro Yamada, Tatsuya Tajima, Takaichi Sato, Rocko Zevenbergen
DirectorKenichi Ugana
ScriptwriterKenichi Ugana
CinematographerYuki Teshima
Production DesignerMad Kurse
EditorRyosuke Okajima
Main CastUi Mihara, Estevan Munoz, Katsunari Nakagawa
Director’s filmography
  •  The Gesuidouz (2024)
  • Visitors – Complete Edition (2022)
  • Extraneous Matter – Complete Edition (2022)
  • Ganguro Gal’s Riot (2016)
Notable Achievement
  • Bronze Audience Award for Best Asian Feature (Fantasia)
  • Outstanding Performance Award (Fantasia)
Contact[email protected]

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