Synopsis
Japanese composer Ryūichi Sakamoto, author of such memorable soundtracks as The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, offers his last performance in this emotional concert filmed shortly before his death. With the only presence of him, his piano and without an audience, he reviews his career through twenty specially selected pieces, in an impressive film that evokes the passage of time.
Presented by the director
Filmmaker
Neo Sora
He is a filmmaker, artist and translator who grew up between New York and Tokyo. He was part of Berlinale Talents Tokyo and the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab program. He wrote and directed The Chicken, a short film selected at the Locarno and New York festivals. After premiering the documentary Ryūichi Sakamoto: Opus, he was part of the Orizzonti selection of Venice with his first fiction feature, Happyend.
Filmography: Happyend (2024, D'A 2025), Ryūichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023, D'A 2024), Sugar Glass Bottle (short film, 2022), The Chicken (short film, 2020)
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