RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS

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Showings

Ped Mall -The Screening Room Fri, Mar 29 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Fri, Mar 29 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Fri, Mar 29 9:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Mar 30 1:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Mar 30 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Mar 30 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Mar 31 1:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Mar 31 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Mar 31 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Mon, Apr 1 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Mon, Apr 1 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Tue, Apr 2 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Tue, Apr 2 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Wed, Apr 3 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Wed, Apr 3 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Thu, Apr 4 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Thu, Apr 4 6:30 PM
Series Info
Series:New Release Films
Film Info
Director:Neo Sora
Featuring:Ryuichi Sakamoto
Runtime:102 minues
Rating:Not Rated
Year Released:2023
Format:DCP
Production Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

Description

"A man saying goodbye in a way that only he can...Tears naturally fell from my eyes as he conjured emotions we don’t yet have names for."—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire

"Stunning. To hear Sakamoto’s music is to open one’s body and soul to his inimitable gift."—Xuanlin Tham, Little White Lies

"A uniquely affecting last will and testament."—Kenji Fujishima, Slant Magazine

 A celebration of an artist’s life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus is the definitive swan song of one of the world’s greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album, 12. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including director Neo Sora, his son, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing this was the last time he would be able to present his art.