14 September 2020, 05:30 am
Focus Japan
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Focus Japan
Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi
Kurashiki, Okayama (15 min; 2019; English)
A travelogue to Kurashiki, a city in Okayama Prefecture facing the Seto Inland Sea that flourished as a commercial centre during the Edo period. The historical quarter of the city has over 600 buildings dating back to the Edo period. With its network of canals and distinctive period warehouses called ‘Kuras’, the city combines tradition and modernity
Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspective with Art (28 min; 2019; English)
An interview with Toshiyuki Inoko of TeamLab, a cutting edge art collective. The film presents one of TeamLab’s major exhibitions created using digital technology and with computer algorithms that transcend the boundaries between time and space
