Movie

Kochuu

★ 6.5/10 · 2 votes 2003 0h 52m Released

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Cast

Tadao Ando Himself Sverre Fehn Himself T Toyo Ito Himself Kisho Kurokawa Himself