Kochuu

A film about modern Japanese architecture its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic buildingtradition Winding its way through visions of the future traditions nature concrete gardens and hightech 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