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.
Production
Solaris Filmproduktion · Icarus Films · First Run Features
Cast & Characters
Tadao Ando
Himself
Sverre Fehn
Himself
Toyo Ito
Himself
Kisho Kurokawa
Himself
Directors & Crew
Jesper Wachtmeister
Director
Jesper Wachtmeister
Writer
Screenshots & Stills
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