Kochuu

Kochuu

6.5IMDb Score
Released:2003-05-23
Duration:52 min
Country:Sweden
Director:Jesper Wachtmeister
Actors:Tadao Ando, Sverre Fehn, Toyo Ito, Kisho Kurokawa
Production:Solaris Filmproduktion, Icarus Films, First Run Features

Overview:

A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic building-tradition. Winding its way through visions of the future, traditions, nature, concrete, gardens and high-tech, KOCHUU tells us how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite the ways of modern man with the old philosophies in astounding constructions. Interviews with, and works by, Japanese architects Tadad Ando, Kisho Kurokawa, Toyo Ito and Kazuo Shinohara and Scandinavian architects Sverre Fehn, Kristian Gullichsen and Juhani Pallasmaa.

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