Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing 20 of his compositions. Shot entirely in black and white, on three 4K ...

Director Neo Sora’s documentary captures a valedictory solo performance by the celebrated musician and film composer, his father, six months before his death from cancer. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy ...

Janus Films has revealed an official trailer for the wonderful documentary performance film titled Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus. This is the final performance of the master Japanese composer Ryuichi ...

TOKYO — At the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, a standing-room-only crowd watches the unfolding of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani’s “TIME TIME” (2024). The shadow of a woman playing a shō, a ...

On April 19, inside the cavernous industrial shell of Factory Tbilisi, something happened that will be discussed for years ...

From pop music to film scores, electronica to experimental, Ryuichi Sakamoto was one of the most prolific, accomplished and influential artists of the last 50 years. Yet his death in March 2023 only ...

Michael Sakamoto was performing at Winter Jazzfest in New York City in 2024 when he had an epiphany of sorts. “Paul and I did a version of one of Ryuichi’s biggest hits, ‘Riot in Lagos,’” Sakamoto ...

On the eve of his 2023 death, composer and performer Ryuichi Sakamoto performed 20 selections from his vast body of work. Working from a set list personally selected by Sakamoto from his discography, ...

A new posthumous album has been announced from the late Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album is called "Opus". A few months before his death, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto ...

A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus is the definitive swan song of the beloved Oscar and Grammy winning Japanese pianist who said that the film “was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janus Films has acquired “Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus,” a concert film centered around the late, great performer that premiered ...

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