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Kochuu : Japanese architecture : influence & origin / film av Solaris Filmprodution i Samproduktion med Sveriges Television ... ; producent, regi, klipp, Jesper Wachtmeister.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Japan--History--20th century--Influence.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Scandinavia--20th century.
- History.
- Scandinavia.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming media file (53 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Other Title:
- Japanese architecture
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, 2003.
- Language Note:
- Soundtrack in Japanese, Norwegian, and Finnish with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.
- Summary:
- Documentary about modern Japanese architecture, and its impact on the Nordic building tradition. "Kochuu" which translates as "in the jar," refers to the Japanese tradition of constructing small, enclosed physical spaces, which create the impression of a separate universe. Features interviews with some of Japan's leading architects as well as Scandinavian contemporaries.
- Participant:
- Commentary: Tadao Ando, Sverre Fehn, Toyo Ito, Kristian Gullichsen.
- Credits:
- Camera, Askild Vik Edvadsen ; music, Benny Nilsen.
- Notes:
- Title frame in Japanese characters, followed by transliterated frame with English alternate title and subtitle.
- Translated by Jonathan Mair.
- Architects Prize, 2004 International Film Festival of Docs on Architecture
- Publisher Number:
- if-koch Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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