A Place of Harmony: Documentary Short Film Commemorating I-House’s 70th Anniversary

The second documentary film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the International House of Japan can now be viewed on UA-cam. The video focuses on the harmonious relationship existing between the Japanese garden, designed before World War II by pioneering master gardener Ogawa Jihei VII, and the I-House building, considered a modernist icon. The film explores the various features expressing the hope that the garden would become a place for people to meet. It also showcases the garden’s natural beauty as it changes from season to season.
Length: 15 minutes
Featuring (in order of appearance): Jun AOKI (architect), Chisao SHIGEMORI (garden designer), and Hiroyuki KONDA (gardener)
Written and directed by Masaaki NIIYAMA
Language: Japanese and English
Production: Geek Pictures
#JapaneseGarden #JapaneseArchitecture
#JiheiOgawa #JunzoYoshimura #JunzoSakakura #KunioMaekawa

[@hanskundnani7847]

A beautiful film about a beautiful place.

[@赤野間鏡子]

大変かんどうしました。