Kenichi UGANA
宇賀那健一
Kenichi UGANA was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1984 and has acted in films since his school days. Following his studies in business administration, he began making his own independent films in 2005. His feature debut was GANGURO GAL’S RIOT (2016). His films have been screened and won awards at numerous international film festivals. Many of his films have already featured at Nippon Connection, including EXTRANEOUS MATTER-COMPLETE EDITION (2021 / NC ‘21), VISITORS –COMPLETE EDITION– (2023 / NC ‘23), WE ARE ALIENS (2024 / NC ‘25), THE GESUIDOUZ (2024 / NC ‘25), and I FELL IN LOVE WITH A Z-GRADE DIRECTOR IN BROOKLYN (2025 / NC ‘26).
Films shown at Nippon Connection
I Fell in Love With a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn,
Japan 2025 (Director)
NC26
I Fell in Love With a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn,
Japan 2025 (Script)
NC26
We Are Aliens,
Japan 2024 (Director)
NC25
We Are Aliens,
Japan 2024 (Script)
NC25
The Gesuidouz,
Japan 2024 (Director)
NC25
The Gesuidouz,
Japan 2024 (Script)
NC25
Visitors –Complete Edition–,
Japan 2023 (Director)
NC24
Visitors –Complete Edition–,
Japan 2023 (Script)
NC24
Extraneous Matter-Complete Edition,
Japan 2021 (Director)
NC21
Extraneous Matter-Complete Edition,
Japan 2021 (Script)
NC21
Guest at Nippon Connection
The Gesuidouz, NC25
We Are Aliens, NC25