CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 23m

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

60%(1)Documentary

This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto— a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation art work at 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working on Lightning Fields, and more. It thoroughly pursues the question Sugimoto's works pose - "living in modern times, what are these works trying to tell us?" Memories of Origin is the Director's Cut of the program broadcasted at WOWOW on December, 2010. This documetary is expanded from a TV program which was honored is nominated for the International Emmy Award for Art 2011.

Directed byYūko Nakamura

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
JA
Released
March 31, 2012
Studios
TV Man UnionWOWOW FILMS

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Hiroshi Sugimoto

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Self - Photographer, Contemporary Artist

Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando

Self - Architect

Lee U-Fan

Lee U-Fan

Self - Contemporary Artist

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Self - Kyogen Actor

Akira Asada

Akira Asada

Self - Critic

Creative team
Directed by
Yūko Nakamura
Yūko Nakamura
Produced by
Hiroyuki Ohde
Hideyuki Furutani

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