Face To Face

Kuniaki Kuroki is a world-renowned glassmaker with over 50 years of experience, whose works combine techniques from traditional Japanese ceramics and lacquering, and incorporate motifs from classic Japanese artists like Ogata Korin and Katsushika Hokusai. A 2008 exhibition of his work at Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice wowed Western audiences. At his workshop in the mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, he has supported his local community with an entirely new style of cut glass.

All Episodes - Season 5

Episode 1

Yodogawa Technique: Infusing Life Into Trash

Episode 2

Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset

Episode 3

Hiraku Ogura: Listening to the Voices of Microorganisms

Episode 4

Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature

Episode 5

Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments

Episode 6

Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician

Episode 7

Josh Grisdale: A Wheelchair User's Insight into Japanese Hospitality

Episode 8

Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspectives with Digital Art

Episode 9

Doshin Hiroki: Martial Arts, a New Way of Therapy

Episode 10

Miyako Ishiuchi: Documenting the Vestiges of Time