Shunji Iwai's 1994 film Undo and his 1996 film PiCNiC are screening in 4K remasters as a double feature at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other venues. On September 26, Iwai appeared at a stage greeting at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku with leads Tomoko Yamaguchi and Etsushi Toyokawa.
Three stories track the same event: the 4K remaster and double-feature rerelease of Shunji Iwai's Undo and PiCNiC. The first report, on August 6, confirmed both films would screen in 4K starting September 25 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other venues. Undo is Iwai's 1994 film starring Tomoko Yamaguchi and Etsushi Toyokawa; PiCNiC is from 1996. Iwai said the remastering was difficult because the source footage was 16mm and had been shot with experimental push and pull processing. The story also noted that a 4K release of Swallowtail Butterfly had been announced previously, for September.
The second story, on September 9, added a stage greeting with Yamaguchi, Toyokawa, and Iwai following the September 26 screening of the Undo 4K remaster at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. It confirmed the event was tied to the double feature of Undo and PiCNiC. Trailers for both films and a comment video from Iwai were released at that point.
The third story, on October 4, covered the stage greeting itself. Toyokawa credited Kaori Momoi with introducing him to Iwai. Yamaguchi said she asked to meet Iwai after seeing Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? Iwai said the three began talking at an izakaya in Sangenjaya. Toyokawa and Yamaguchi appeared together with Iwai, and the reunion is framed around the friendship that produced the films. Across the three stories, the rerelease moved from a scheduling announcement to a confirmed double feature to a personal reunion of the director and his two leads.
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Shunji Iwai, Etsushi Toyokawa, and Tomoko Yamaguchi appeared at a stage greeting at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku on the 26th for the 4K remaster of 'undo,' 32 years after the film's release. Toyokawa said Kaori Momoi introduced him to Iwai. Yamaguchi recalled asking to meet Iwai after seeing 'Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?' Iwai said the three began talking at an izakaya in Sangenjaya.
A stage greeting with Tomoko Yamaguchi, Etsushi Toyokawa, and director Shunji Iwai will follow the September 26 screening of the Undo 4K remaster at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. The event marks the double feature of Undo and PiCNiC. Trailers for both films and a comment video from Iwai were also released.
Shunji Iwai's 1994 film Undo, starring Tomoko Yamaguchi and Etsushi Toyokawa, will screen as a 4K remaster starting September 25 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other venues. It will be shown as a double feature with PiCNiC (1996), also in a 4K remaster. Iwai noted the remastering work was difficult due to the 16mm footage and experimental push and pull processing.