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Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

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(c)KAB America Inc./KAB Inc.

Release Date: May, 10th, 2024

Running Time: 103 min

Genre: Documentary

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

[ Directed by ]

SORA Neo

[ Cast ]

SAKAMOTO Ryuichi

[ Staff ]

SAKAMOTO Ryuichi ── Music
SAKAMOTO Ryuichi ── Performance
Bill KIRSTEIN ── Director of Photography
KAWAKAMI Takuya ── Editor
ZAK ── Sound Recording
ZAK ── Sound

[ Production Company ]

KAB America, KAB

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Bitters End

[ Story ]

Film documenting the "first and last" concert by musician Sakamoto Ryuichi, who passed away in 2023.
Sakamoto announced his colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2021 and battled illness for over two years. In September 2022 he performed in NHK Studio 509, which he deemed as the studio with the best acoustics in Japan. The only instrument present was the beloved Yamaha grand piano that he used over the years in concerts and recordings. The film captures him summoning his final strength to perform 20 pieces that he personally selected.

[ Official Site ]

https://www.bitters.co.jp/opus/

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2023 Venice International Film Festival, Out of Competition
2023 Tokyo International Film Festival, Nippon Cinema Now

[ Contact (International) ]

FILM CONSTELLATION
124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, UK
https://filmconstellation.com

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