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The Art of Japanese Life

But I've come to see a work in which ancient Shinto attitudesto nature have been...

But I've come to see a work in which ancient Shinto attitudes
to nature have been brilliantly revived by the great Japanese photographer
Hiroshi Sugimoto

Full Transcript

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..But I've come to see a work
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in which ancient Shinto attitudes to nature
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have been brilliantly revived
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by the great Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:24
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Pacific Quay Productions

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Movie Summary

Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
S01 • E01 Sugimoto has long been inspired by nature. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:28
Sugimoto has long been inspired by nature.
S01 • E02 Now in his eighties, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:25
Now in his eighties,
S01 • E03 His first building left most people baffled. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:04
His first building left most people baffled.
S01 • E03 But there were some sympathisers. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:09
But there were some sympathisers.
S01 • E01 They remind me of the mythical ocean origins of the country... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
They remind me of the mythical ocean origins of the country....
S01 • E01 ..the ambiguous inky brushstrokes of Zen painters... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
..the ambiguous inky brushstrokes of Zen painters...
S01 • E02 When you look at a scroll like this, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
When you look at a scroll like this,
S01 • E03 Commissions weren't forthcoming, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
Commissions weren't forthcoming,
S01 • E01 What I want for the present is the consciousness of the human being - The Art of Japanese Life 00:34
What I want for the present is the consciousness of the huma...
S01 • E02 The great anime films were just part of a broader blossoming - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
The great anime films were just part of a broader blossoming
S01 • E03 Dandelion House was the first in a series of buildings - The Art of Japanese Life 00:17
Dandelion House was the first in a series of buildings
S01 • E02 Since the 1980s, Japan, and Tokyo in particular, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:20
Since the 1980s, Japan, and Tokyo in particular,
S01 • E01 But on Naoshima, Sugimoto took on a quite different project. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
But on Naoshima, Sugimoto took on a quite different project.
S01 • E03 With these buildings, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
With these buildings,
S01 • E02 Tokyo's designers have, together, challenged Paris - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Tokyo's designers have, together, challenged Paris
S01 • E02 Lifestyle brands have tackled the problems of urban living - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Lifestyle brands have tackled the problems of urban living
S01 • E02 And its pop culture has attracted millions of fans - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
And its pop culture has attracted millions of fans
S01 • E02 In many of these areas, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
In many of these areas,
S01 • E02 This dizzying, high-speed, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
This dizzying, high-speed,
S01 • E03 But Fujimori has created a high-rise of his own... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
But Fujimori has created a high-rise of his own...