In short the film covers an interesting topic but nearly scratches the surface of it. It consists of examples of Japanese and Nordic/Western architecture and their mutual influence with comments from their authors but does so in a vague manner and lacks narrative substance. On the other hand the scenery is beautifully filmed and gives us an idea of the actual behavior of the spaces mentioned that we always had to imagine from photographs. Maybe the scarcity of words is there on purpose, just enough to pique the interest, or to make us feel rather than contemplate theory. Anyway it's an interesting short summary, but as usual the books are where you need to go in order to understand the subject.
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