Following up on his Fantastic Fest 2023 breakout horror hit VISITORS, prolific Japanese director Kenichi Ugana is back with a new horror feature that satires social media, yet doesn’t pull any punches with a gruesome array of fantastic and bloody horror.Shot on a Ronin 4D, THE CURSE is an interesting (and maneuverable) look into how social media is not only changing the lives of new generations, but it’s also changing what we find horrifying. We chatted with Ugana about his latest film and how he sees the horror genre evolving in the coming years.NFS: Can you tell us a bit about your background in filmmaking?Kenichi Ugana: My mother loved horror movies, so I grew up watching them every day. I worked as an actor from high school through college, but gradually my desire to make my own films grew.I started my career as a film director by shooting an independent film. Some of my most notable works include THE GESUIDOUZ, in which a horror-loving frontman tries to make a masterpiece in order to attend Glastonbury Rock Festival before she dies; WE ARE ALIENS, in which six adorable puppet aliens invade Earth; VISITORS - COMPLETE EDITION, in which a worried friend visits a man's house, only to find that her friends turn into demons one by one, and she herself becomes a demon; and EXTRANEOUS MATTER - COMPLETE EDITION, in which black, tentacled creatures suddenly begin to multiply across the Earth.My style often combines punk and rock with horror and fantasy,...
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