Shunji Iwai's 1994 film Undo and his 1996 film PiCNiC are screening in 4K remasters as a double feature from September 25, with a stage greeting on September 26 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku featuring Iwai and Undo leads Tomoko Yamaguchi and Etsushi Toyokawa.
Shunji Iwai's early work is the subject of a 4K double feature. Undo, his 1994 film, screens in a 4K remaster starting September 25 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other venues, paired with PiCNiC (1996), which is also in a 4K remaster. Tomoko Yamaguchi and Etsushi Toyokawa star in Undo. The remastering was difficult, Iwai said, because of the 16mm footage and its experimental push and pull processing.
Announced in August, the double feature picked up a stage event by September. A stage greeting with Yamaguchi, Toyokawa and Iwai follows the September 26 screening of the Undo 4K remaster at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. Trailers for both films and a comment video from Iwai were also released. Iwai describes the two films as made in a state of creative freedom.
The double feature follows the previously announced 4K release of Swallowtail Butterfly in September, putting several Iwai titles into remastered circulation in the same month. What separates this pairing from that earlier release is the material itself: Undo and PiCNiC are experimental 1990s works, and the 16mm source made the restoration work harder than a conventional remaster. No wider release plan beyond the listed venues has been stated.
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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.