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

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.

  • Kenichi Ugana
    Director
    "The Gesuidouz"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 25 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 22, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital,Hi8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Fantasia International Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    June 19, 2025
    World Premire
    Cheval Noir Competition/ Outstanding Performance Award!/Audience Award
  • Toronto After Dark Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 16, 2025
    Toronto Premier
    Official Selection
  • Jeonju International Film Festival
    Jeonju
    South Korea
    April 30, 2026
    Korean Premiere
    Midnight section
  • Kaohshiung Film Festival
    Kaohshiung
    Taiwan
    Ugana Kenichi 3＋1
  • Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival
    Jogja
    Indonesia
    December 5, 2025
    Indonesia Premire
    Official Selection
  • To Horror Fantastic Film Festival
    Torino
    Italy
    October 21, 2025
    Italy Premire
    Official Selection
  • Lund Fantastic Film Festival
    Lund
    Sweden
    October 27, 2025
    Sweden Premire
    Official Selection
  • Weird Weekender

    Germany
    November 20, 2025
    German Premire
    Official Selection
  • First Look Film Festival

    United States
    March 23, 2026
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Kenichi Ugana

Born in Tokyo in 1984, Kenichi Ugana is a film director and screenwriter whose fantasy-driven, punk-inspired style has been celebrated at numerous international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Sitges Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasporto, Slamdance Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and the Turin Film Festival. He is extremely prolific, and new works released this year include "I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn," "The Curse," and "Incomplete Chairs." Last year, the Kaohsiung Film Festival held a retrospective titled "Director In Focus: UGANA Kenichi"

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