There’s last will and testimonies, and after that there’s Ryuichi Sakamoto|Piece, for which the artist and author (for whom adjectives are occasionally sufficient) employed his child, Neo Sora, to place on film one last efficiency: a 20-song seminar that would certainly “wordlessly narrate his life through his music.” Ahead of its March 15 launch from Janus Movies, we have the initial trailer.
As Jordan Raup stated in our run-through of the most effective 2024 movies we have actually currently seen, “In a heartbreaking work that feels like a private personal home movie that the world is being graced with, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s son, filmmaker Neo Sora, captured one of his father’s final performances. Shot in beautifully austere black-and-white, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus focuses solely on the music, capturing a man contending with his physical limitations in what amounts to one of the final offerings of his astounding talent. It’s a treasure.”
Discover sneak peek and poster listed below:
On March 28th 2023, famous author Ryuichi Sakamoto died after his resist cancer cells. In the years leading up to his fatality, Sakamoto might no more do online. Solitary shows, as well as stretching international excursions, were as well difficult. Regardless of this, in late 2022, Sakamoto mustered up every one of his power to leave the globe with one last efficiency: a concert film, including simply him and his piano.
Curated by Sakamoto himself and offered in his selected order, the twenty items done in the film wordlessly tell his life via his songs. The choice extends his whole profession, from his popstar Yellow Magic Band duration, to his stunning Bertolucci film ratings, to songs from his reflective last cd, 12.
Thoroughly recorded in a room he recognized well, bordered by his most relied on partners, Sakamoto exposes his spirit via his songs, recognizing this might be the last time that he can provide his art.
A party of a musician’s life in the purest feeling, Ryuichi Sakamoto|Piece is the conclusive farewell performance of the cherished genius.
