Kochuu

Kochuu

2003 sv 52 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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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Cast

Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando

Himself

Sverre Fehn

Sverre Fehn

Himself

Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito

Himself

Kisho Kurokawa

Kisho Kurokawa

Himself

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