Cover image for Ryuichi Sakamoto, opus [blu-ray]
Title:
Ryuichi Sakamoto, opus [blu-ray]
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (103 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
ISBN:
9798886072150
Abstract:
"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."--Container.
General Note:
Program notes by Michael Joshua Rowin on folded insert in container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Wide screen.

Special features: featurette; theatrical trailer.
Performers:
Ryuichi Sakamoto, piano.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray, wide screen; Dolby Atmos; requires Blu-ray player.
Language:
Japanese
Additional Language:
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Holds: