Experiencing Interruptions?

Extraneous Matter

One day, a strange thing comes to her, who is suffering from being sexless with her boyfriend.

  • Kenichi Ugana
    Director
    Wild Virgin,The Rolling Marbles,Good-bye Silence,Ganguro-Gals Riot
  • Kenichi Ugana
    Writer
    Wild Virgin,The Rolling Marbles,Good-bye Silence,Ganguro-Gals Riot
  • Takashi Nakahara
    Producer
  • Kaoru Koide
    Key Cast
    "Kaoru"
  • Shunsuke Tanaka
    Key Cast
    "Shunsuke"
    Memories of a Dead End,Double Mints
  • Nina Sakura
    Key Cast
    "Nina"
  • Megumi Haruno
    Key Cast
    "Megumi"
  • Rino
    Key Cast
    "Rino"
  • Adone Kudo
    Key Cast
    "Adone"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance, Erotic, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 5, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Nashville Film Festival
    Tennessee
    United States
    October 1, 2020
    world premire
    Narrative Shorts Competition
  • LA Shorts International Film Festival
    Los Angels
    United States
    October 7, 2020
    North America Premire
    Official selection / Horror
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Ohio
    United States
    October 21, 2020
    Mid Western Premire
    Finalist /Midnight Shorts
  • CRASH - International Fantastic Film Festival

    Brazil
    December 9, 2020
    Award Winner
  • Cucalorus Film Festival
    Wilmington
    United States
    November 11, 2020
    NorthEast Premire
    Hairy Nut Disco shorts
  • Weyauwega International Film Festival
    Wisconsin
    United States
    November 11, 2020
    Wisconsin premire
    Official selection
  • Asians On Film Festival Of Shorts
    LA
    United States
    January 18, 2021
    Official selection
  • FIXION Fest, Fantastic & Horror Film Festival

    Chile
    February 12, 2021
    chile premire
    Official selection
  • MEME PAS PEUR Film Festival

    Réunion
    February 17, 2021
    Reunion premire
    Official selection
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Picks
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 1, 2021
    Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Picks
  • International Shorts Film Festival

    Australia
    December 7, 2020
    Finalist/ Adult Erotic Short
  • Ostia International Film Festival
    Ostia
    Italy
    October 2, 2020
    Italy premire
    Finalist/Short Movies
  • Oregon State International Film Fest
    Oregon
    United States
    October 19, 2020
    North West Premire
    Official selection
  • The Three Corpse Circus International Horror Film Festival
    Micigan
    United States
    October 31, 2020
    Micigan
    Official selection
  • Varese International Film Festival
    Varese
    Italy
    Varese premire
    Official selection
  • Sweden Film Awards

    Sweden
    November 28, 2020
    Semi Finalist
  • NJ International Short Film Festival
    New Jersey
    United States
    January 14, 2021
    New Jersey Premire
  • International Moving Film Festival

    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 28, 2020
    Iran Premire
    Semi Finalist
  • Paris Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    December 7, 2020
    France Premire
    Nominee
  • NEO International Film Festival
    Ohio
    United States
    December 14, 2020
    Award Winner
  • Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    December 16, 2020
    Turkey Premire
    Finalist
  • Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    December 27, 2020
    Englan Premire
    Official selection
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy:Genre Lab

    United Kingdom
    January 14, 2021
    Official selection
  • Aphrodite Film Awards

    United States
    Official selection
  • Standalone Film Festival & Awards
    Los Angels
    United States
    February 1, 2021
    Official selection
  • Caribbean Sea International Film Festival

    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    January 21, 2021
    Venezue
    Awad Winner
  • Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

    India
    February 5, 2021
    India Premire
    Award Winner
  • the Grindhouse Video Film Festval

    United States
    March 19, 2021
    Official selection
  • Madrid Film Awards

    Spain
    February 6, 2021
    Official selection
  • MidWest WeirdFest

    United States
    March 5, 2021
    Official selection
  • Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival

    Spain
    March 22, 2021
    Oblique Competition
  • Independent Cinema Showcase

    United States
    December 15, 2020
    Official selection
  • American Filmatic Arts Awards

    United States
    February 22, 2021
    Award Winnner
  • Comedy :Genre Lab

    United Kingdom
    April 1, 2021
    Official selection
  • Cambio International Film Festival

    Turkey
    Official selection
  • Grindsploitation Film Fes

    United States
    April 23, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Pendance Film Festival

    Canada
    March 26, 2021
    Canada premire
    Official selection
  • Romford Horror Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    June 5, 2021
    Official selection
  • San Antonio Independent Film Festival

    March 20, 2021
    Official selection
  • Flatpack Film Festival

    May 21, 2021
    Official selection
  • Boden International Film Festival

    Sweden
    March 17, 2021
    Official selection
  • Carmarthen Bay Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    March 17, 2021
    Official Selection
  • INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Peru
    May 13, 2021
    Official selection
  • Abbot Kinney Fantastic Film Festival

    United States
    April 28, 2021
    Official selection
  • Queens World Film Festival

    United States
    June 23, 2021
    Official selection
  • Luminous Frames Festival

    Denmark
    May 15, 2021
    Denmark Premire
    Official selection
  • Central Florida ShortNight

    United States
    May 31, 2021
    Official selection
  • Southern Cone International Film Festival

    Chile
    May 20, 2021
  • Cryptshow Film Festival

    Spain
    July 3, 2021
    Official selection
  • Katra Film Series

    United States
    June 22, 2021
    Official selection
  • Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival in the Sky

    Malaysia
    June 10, 2021
    Official selection
  • Snohomish Film Festival

    United States
    September 18, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Concorto Films Festival

    Italy
    Official selection
  • Sands Film Festival

    United States
    October 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Bastalavista International Genre Film Festival

    Germany
    November 6, 2021
    Official selection
  • Etowah Film Festival

    United States
    October 7, 2021
    Official selection
Distribution Information
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    Country: Japan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kenichi Ugana

"Ganguro-Gals Riot" (2016)
"Good-Bye Silence"(2018)
"Wild Virgins"(2019)
" Rolling Marbles"(2020)
" Extraneous Matter" (2020)

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Director Statement

Kenichi Ugana

Born April 20, 1984, from Tokyo.
He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration. He has been an actor since 2001. In that process, he started to aspire to be a film director and began directing independent films in 2005. He has been selected for a lot of film festivals both in Japan and overseas. And in 2011, a special screening of Kenichi Ugana was held at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.

He made his debut in theaters in 2016, directing the first feature film in the Japanese "GAL" -themed movie "Ganguro Gal`s Riot".
After that, he directed the second feature film "Good-Bye Silence", which depicts young people who have encountered music in a world where music is prohibited, and when it was released in 2018, it became a long-run screening.
In 2019, the third feature film "Wild Virgins", in which a virgin man over the age of 30 transforms into a witch, was released and was selected for many film festivals such as the 38th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the 40th Fantafestival.
In 2020, the fourth feature film "Rolling Marbles", which depicts women living in Tokyo, was released as the 15th anniversary movie of the famous magazine NYLON JAPAN, and was selected for the Cinequest Film Festival.

The short film series "Extraneous Matter" directed in 2020 is currently selected for 62 film festivals in 18 countries, including the LA International Short Film Festival.The feature film"Extraneous Matter -Complete Edition" is going to to be released in theaters in 2021 will be the latest work.