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Jesper Wachtmeister (screenplay)
Release Date:
23 May 2003 (Sweden)
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The surprising influences and origins of modern Japanese Architecture
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KOCHUU is a visually stunning film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition...
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Architecture
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Philosophy
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Japan
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Zen
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Scarce narration but rich imagery
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Cast
 | Tadao Ando | ... | Architect |
| Sverre Fehn | ... | Architect |
| Kristian Gullichsen | ... | Architect |
| Toyo Ito | ... | Architect |
| Kisho Kurokawa | ... | Himself - architect |
| Juhani Pallasmaa | ... | Architect |
| Kazuo Shinohara | ... | Architect |
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| Jesper Wachtmeister | |||
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| Jesper Wachtmeister | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Jonas Kellagher | .... | co-producer | |
| Jesper Wachtmeister | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Benny Nilsen | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Askild Edvardsen | |||
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| Jesper Wachtmeister | |||
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- First Run/Icarus Films (2006) (USA) (all media)
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52 min
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In short the film covers an interesting topic but nearly scratches the surface of it. It consists of examples of Japanese and Nordic/Western architecture and their mutual influence with comments from their authors but does so in a vague manner and lacks narrative substance. On the other hand the scenery is beautifully filmed and gives us an idea of the actual behavior of the spaces mentioned that we always had to imagine from photographs. Maybe the scarcity of words is there on purpose, just enough to pique the interest, or to make us feel rather than contemplate theory. Anyway it's an interesting short summary, but as usual the books are where you need to go in order to understand the subject.