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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on  TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.

Mimics : Down-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a pact with Fergus, a wicked strings-attached puppet that holds the promise to propel Sam to stardom, unleashing a nightmare that threatens the safety of those he holds dear.

Director : Kristoffer Polaha

Producer : Adam Karm, Kristoffer Polaha, Ken Carpenter, Ben Wagner

Screenwriter : Marc Oakley

Distributor : ArtAffects Entertainment

Production Co : Nook Lane Entertainment, Podunk Productions, AKA Productions

Rating : PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Language|Some Bloody Images|Smoking|Violent Content)

Genre : Comedy, Horror, Romance

Original Language : English

Release Date (Theaters) : Feb 13, 2026, Limited

Runtime : 1h 30m

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