Particle Dance

About this movie

This documentary chronicles a 15-year journey following one of Japan's celebrated architects, Kengo Kuma. He has designed hundreds of architectural projects all over the world. What makes his work so fascinating that people from around the globe seek him out? His designs are characterized by small, particle-like elements and make extensive use of natural materials like wood. Through the film, audiences will experience the wisdom of his architecture, which seeks harmony between humanity and nature. From 2010 to 2025, director Hiromoto Oka, armed with a single camera, traveled the world with his former university mentor, Kuma, to document over 80 of his projects and their creative processes. This period witnessed the Great East Japan Earthquake, the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the worsening effects of climate change. As poetic and fragmented as a Japanese haiku, the film gradually reveals the philosophy behind Kuma's work, which ranges from the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to small pavilions for students and the public.

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