Ryuichi Sakamoto, opus

Sora, Neo (Neo S.), 1991- (film director.). Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023 (instrumentalist.). Kirstein, Bill (Cinematographer) (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus is the swan song of one of the world's greatest musicians. As a parting gift, just months before his death in 2023, Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and a piano, directed by his son, Neo Sora. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty of his pieces played in the film wordlessly tell the story of his life and his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Nagisa Oshima to his meditative final album, 12. Captured in intimate black and white, and surrounded by trusted collaborators, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing that this was the last time he would be able to present his art.

Record details

ISBN: 9798886072167
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from web page. Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Wide screen. Program notes by Michael Joshua Rowin on folded insert in container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Bill Kirstein ; editor, Takuya Kawakami.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ryuichi Sakamoto, piano.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Filmed at Tokyo's NHK Studio during September 2022.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.