I'wai, the culture hero of the Koko Y'ao in Australian Aboriginal mythology
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Iwai Station, a railway station in Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Iwai Rebellion, a rebellion against the Yamato court that took place in Tsukushi Province, Japan
It is thought that Iwai was inspired to shoot in digital by his friend, the anime and live-action film director Hideaki Anno, who shot his own digital film entitled Love & Pop, in 1998.
He is now working on his solo project and in Shan Qi with Guo Yue and Giovanni Amighetti developing live performances in which the traditional instruments are merged with new technologies like the NDS software Electroplankton created by Toshio Iwai.
Originally shot as a series of short films for the 30th anniversary of Kit Kat in Japan, it was later expanded into a feature film by Iwai and received theatrical release in Japan in 2004.