Incomplete Chairs
Whoever gets chair envy after watching Kenichi Ugana’s (Extraneous Matter – Complete Edition, SLASH 2021) latest batshit adventure, should have themselves committed ASAP. A young chairmaker-impostor lures lovers and representatives of the seating-furniture business into his apartment to bash their heads in, creatively dispose of their body parts, and use individual components of their remains to render into coveted objects. But it takes a lot of talent to make a comfy armchair out of skin and bones. No festival has yet dared to touch this grotesquely gory-funny mix of American Psycho, general fuckedupness, and capitalism satire—with a ten-foot-pole or otherwise. Grab a chair, folks! (Matthias Eckkrammer)
In attendance of Kenichi Ugana (director)
Kenichi Ugana was born in Tokyo in 1984 and studied Business Administration. Aspiring to become a film director, he started making independent movies in 2005. His theatrical debut was Ganguro Gals Riot in 2016, followed in quick succession by films like Mahô shônen: Wairudo bâjin and Rolling Marbles. His short film series Extraneous Matter (the Complete Edition of which was shown at SLASH 2021) was presented at more than sixty festivals in eighteen countries. His latest works include We Are Aliens, The Gesuidouz and, of course, Incomplete Chairs, which celebrates its world premiere at SLASH 2025.
