Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)

A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Director:

Stephen Nomura Schible (as Stephen Schible)

Stars:

Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto

8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yellow Magic Orchestra	...	Themselves (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto	...	Self

Storyline

From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evolution of Ryuichi Sakamoto's music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan's social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following a cancer diagnosis, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.

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Plot Keywords:

portrait | composer | 2011 tohoku earthquake | cancer | film music | 

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Taglines:

Portrait of Ryuichi Sakamoto, from pop icon of Japan's technological aspirations to leading activist post-Fukushima, returning to music after cancer for major opus that may be his last.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was part of the line-up at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Toronto in 2018.

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Connections

Features The Sheltering Sky (1990)

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Soundtracks

Tong Poo
Written by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano
Performed by Yellow Magic Orchestra

User Reviews

The most valuable this very moment

It was quite impressive. I didn't know him well though he is a well-known artist. He is fighting against cancer. So he wanted to complete a better masterpiece as much as possible without regret when he died. Even though he had not recovered, he accepted him to compose original soundtracks for the movie, The Revenant. He couldn't refuse the request because he is respecting the director named Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. After watching, I thought about what I should do every day. As well as, I realized that how valuable time at this very moment.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [United States]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

14 June 2018 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,827, 8 July 2018

Gross USA:

$117,460

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$962,850

Company Credits

Production Co:

AVROTROS, Avex Digital (ADG), Borderland Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color