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Kisho Kurokawa

Also Known As: 黒川紀章, Kurokawa Kishō

Biography: Kisho Kurokawa was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Kanie, Aichi, Japan

Adult: No

Birthday: April 08, 1934

Age: 91 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: October 12, 2007

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Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis

Overview: A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who employs Buddhist ideas and western modernism to achieve intercultural architecture

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1993-06-02

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Overview: 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.

Genres: Documentary History

Original Language: sv

Release Date: 2003-05-23

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