Bad Taste Video

04/13/2026

I FELL IN LOVE WITH A Z-GRADE DIRECTOR IN BROOKLYN is making its NYC Debut at Museum of the Moving Image's FIRST LOOK FILM FEST! The screening will be May 1st at 7:15PM. 🤩

Directed by Kenichi Ugana and Starring Estevan Munoz, Ui Mihara, and Katsugari Nakagawa.

Tickets: https://movingimage.org/event/i-fell-in-love-with-a-z-grade-director-in-brooklyn/

01/06/2026

Disk Rot is the new bootleg sub-label from Refuse Films, created to showcase shot-on-video movies, underground obscurities, and physical media premieres in an exclusive run of 666 copies.

Refuse Films decided it was time to pull these low-budget titles out of the streaming apocalypse and to cement their legacy on physical media through their bootleg offshoot Disk Rot.

Films made to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed, curated and limited for a tasteless audience, and are not for general consumption.

11/25/2025

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10/27/2025

Had a FRIGHTASTIC time at Toronto After Dark Film Festival repping Kenichi Ugana‘s I FELL IN LOVE WITH A Z GRADE DIRECTOR IN BROOKLYN.

Rocko even got so excited, he attempted to re-create the “Tequila” sequence from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure at the legendary Dublin Calling Bar… but when Estevan attempted to join in, Rocko toppled off and sprained his knee! 💃🕺💥😫🤕

Big ups to the entire TADFF Team + Peter K for having us 🍁👻🥳

09/25/2025

We're thrilled to share that Kenichi Ugana's "I FELL IN LOVE WITH A Z-GRADE DIRECTOR IN BROOKLYN" has been selected for Canada's most iconic festival of truly transgressive cinema... Toronto After Dark!! ぜひお越しください🤘🤘🤘！！！！

07/28/2025

🎢 What a ride its been! So proud of our Z-Grade crew. So thankful to Fantasia International Film Festival. But most of all, so grateful to Kenichi Ugana for entrusting Bad Taste Video to help bring his vision to life.

Feat. some of our first Letterboxd reviews… I think they like it …… !!! 👉👈 ❤️

ありがとうございました！More festivals to come 🎉🥳🍾

03/14/2025

NEW JAPAN SCREENINGS ANNOUNCED!

シネマート新宿での特別先行上映にお越しいただいた皆さま、ありがとうございました！

ついに 『I NEED YOU DEAD!』 のロードショーが 4月18日 よりスタートします！

上映スケジュール:

📍 シネマート新宿（東京）｜4月18日（金）より
📍 宇都宮ヒカリ座（栃木）｜日程未定
📍 長野相生座・ロキシー（長野）｜日程未定
📍 シネモンド（石川）｜4月26日（土）より
📍 Cinema KOBE（兵庫）｜4月19日（土）より

09/24/2024

We are UDDERLY FLABBERGASTED to announce that FLAPJAX will be headed to as a part of their Fan Pitch program!

As many of you know, our horror comedy sci-fi epic is a little over half-way shot. Our journey this October will be to connect with potential production partners who could work with us to bring FLAPJAX to completion and distribution. We could not be more thrilled at the opportunity, and can't wait to see what comes of our time at Sitges... Let's get cookin! 🥞

📸: ❤️💕

09/15/2024

Summer Camp was LIT ⛺️🔥

What an exciting adventure it was for Bad Taste Video to embark on its very first international co-production. The latest feature from was shot over ten days right here in NYC. While half our crew spoke English and the other Japanese, we were all fluent in the language of CINEMA! 🎞️🎥

This production was truly fueled by our collective love of making art, and while it did not come without its challanges, we wrapped this beautiful little film undoubtedly triumphant!

A HUGE shout-out to the incredible band of misfits that made-up this iteration of the Bad Taste Video Team; here's to many more films in Bad Taste and good times to come. 💕🏆🎬

09/14/2024

Variety gave us a glowing review for THE GESUIDOUZ! Thank you to everyone at TIFF who welcomed our team. Such an exciting and inspiring experience 🌈⭐️💕

Kenichi Ugana's deadpan, horror-themed comedy 'The Gesuidouz' is hyper-specific in its approach to universal ennui.

07/31/2024

One of the most creative IndieGoGo campaigns for one of the most exciting projects we've ever had the pleasure of being involved with is currently on its final day of fundraising! We strongly urge you check out Veronika and Eric's rhapsodizing underwater film project, DESCENT.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/descent-a-surrealist-underwater-film #/