The Art of Japanese Life
Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:James Fox , Yoshitaka Nukina , Yoshiaki Nakamura , Daikô Matsuyam , Kaori Yamada , Manabu Noda , Raku Kichizaemon , Ebizô Ichikawa , Tomoko Kawao , Alex Kerr , Kazuo Watanabe , Hiroshi Sugimoto , Kyoichi Tsuzuki , Terunobu Fujimori , Daidô Moriyama , Isao Takahata
S1.E1 ∙ Nature
Dr James Fox explores the connection between Japanese culture and the natural environment. He travels around the country discovering how Buddhism and Shinto shaped a very different response to nature than that of the West.
S1.E2 ∙ Cities
Dr James Fox explores how the artistic life of three great Japanese cities,Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo, has helped to shape the nation's identity and attitudes to past and present, east and west.
S1.E3 ∙ Home
Dr James Fox explores the art of the Japanese home. The clean minimalism of Japan's homes has been exported around the world but has its origins in spiritual and philosophical values.
