[NTT East Corporation] “Solving the Mystery! Secret Treasure: Hokusai’s Amazing Wave Painting” to be screened in 8K at the ICC Theater!
NTT East Japan Corporation Press release: August 28, 2025 To Members of the Press “Solving the Mystery! Secret Treasure: Hokusai’s Amazing Wave Painting” will be screened in 8K at the ICC Theater! NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]* (hereinafter referred to as “ICC”), a cultural facility operated by NTT East Corporation (President and CEO: Naoki Shibuya, hereinafter referred to as “NTT East”), will be screening the 8K video work “Solving the Mystery! Secret Treasure: Hokusai’s Amazing Wave Painting” (produced by NHK Educational Inc. (President and CEO: Nobuto Ariyoshi, hereinafter referred to as “NHK Educational”)), produced in collaboration with NTT ArtTechnology Inc. (President and CEO: Manabu Kunieda, hereinafter referred to as “NTT ArtTechnology”), in the 4th floor theater from Tuesday, September 2, 2025. *This cultural facility, established by NTT in 1997, focuses on the fusion of science and technology with culture and the arts, following preparatory activities that began in 1991 as part of the 100th anniversary of Japan’s telephone business. 1. Overview “Solving the Mystery! Secret Treasure: Hokusai’s Amazing Wave Painting,” a remake of an NHK 8K program, will be screened in 8K at the ICC Theater. [Work Introduction] Perfume will attempt to solve the mystery of Katsushika Hokusai’s masterpiece, “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa.” This ukiyo-e has also been used in the design of passports and 1,000 yen bills. The original print, owned by the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, has been transformed into an ultra-high-definition image exceeding 8K using the latest digital technology. Observing details rarely seen with the naked eye reveals Hokusai’s incredible skill one after another! And then there’s the “ultimate wave painting,” painted in his final years. This
ultra-high-resolution image reveals the astonishing passion Hokusai poured into his creations! (Filmed at the ICC Theater)
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ArtTechnology provided NHK Educational with high-definition digital data of Hokusai’s works, which were digitized using ArtTechne’s patented “Three-Dimensional Texture Image Processing (DTIP)” technology. This video work was produced using the data. The cast freely manipulates the high-definition digital data (over 8K) with a controller, beginning with an appreciation of the details of “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” (owned by Yamanashi Prefectural Museum). They then attempt to solve the mystery of “Male Wave” and “Female Wave” (owned by the Kamimachi Neighborhood Association of Obuse Town, on loan to the Hokusai Museum), a ceiling painting by Hokusai that depicts the ultimate wave painting and was painted in his later years at the Kamimachi Festival in Obuse Town, Nagano Prefecture. The video was recorded at the ICC Theater. This will be the first time the “Mystery Solving! Secret Treasure” series has been filmed outside of NHK.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/98811/1209/98811-1209-c327cbd092f0059d99677320c1116f58-1103×752.jpg “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa” (Collection of Yamanashi Prefectural Museum) Digitized by Ars Techne in 2018
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/98811/1209/98811-1209-ebd6f0538dc0cc0cf95beb68a67c8a0a-690×693.jpg Ceiling paintings of the Kamimachi Festival float: “Otoko-nami” (left) and “Onna-nami” (right) (Obuse Town Kamimachi Neighborhood Association Collection, on loan to the Hokusai Museum) Digitized by NTT
ArtTechnology and ArtTechne in 2023 Title: “Solve the Mystery! Secret Treasure: Hokusai’s Amazing Wave Painting” Starring: Perfume, Junya Shiga (NHK Announcer), Iwao Kubota (President and CEO of Artetechne), Yukihiro Nakayama (Curator of the Hokusai Museum Foundation) Produced by: NHK Educational Cooperation: NTT ArtTechnolgy Filming cooperation: ArtTechne, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Hokusai Museum Foundation 3. Screening overview Period: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 – Monday, September 15th, 2025 *Closed on Monday, September 8th Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC], 4th Floor Theater Capacity: 29 people (including 2 wheelchair seats) Screening Times: 11:30-12:15, 14:40-15:25 (2 shows per day, 45 minutes each) The schedule is subject to change. Please check the theater schedule for the latest
information. https://www.ntticc.or.jp/ja/exhibitions/theater/ Fee: Free (priority given to those with advance reservations for same-day admission) Advance reservations are accepted from 11:00 AM seven days before your desired viewing date until 10:00 AM on the day of your desired viewing. (However, applications for September 2nd (Tuesday), 3rd (Wednesday), and 4th (Thursday) will begin at 1:00 PM on August 28th (Thursday).) For details, please visit the website on the right. https://webket.jp/pc/ticket/index?fc=00434&ac=0100 Customer inquiries: [email] bunka-ml@east.ntt.co.jp (Reference) The following films are also being screened at the ICC Theater. Please see the theater schedule for details.
https://www.ntticc.or.jp/ja/exhibitions/theater/ “Welcome to National Treasure: Kyoto In and Around the City Screen” (8K, 45 minutes) “Welcome to National Treasure: Sun and Moon Landscape Screen” (8K, 45 minutes) “Welcome to National Treasure: Choju Giga” (8K, 45 minutes) “Welcome to the National Treasure: Jingoji Temple” (8K, 45 minutes) “evala: Appearing Place, Vanishing Image” Exhibition Documentary: evala x Minoru Hatanaka Conversation (27 minutes) 4. ICC Information Address: 4th Floor, Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (2-minute walk from the east exit of Hatsudai Station on the Keio New Line)
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