Teaser Trailer for 'Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus' Doc Premiering in Venice

"His last gift to the world..." A teaser trailer has debuted for the documentary film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, which is premiering at the 2023 Venice Film Festival beginning this week (it screens on Sept. 5). The iconic Japanese composer passed away in March of 2023 from cancer at the age of 71. In the years leading up to his death, Sakamoto could no longer perform live but in the final months of his life he mustered his strength to deliver one final performance for the concert film titled, simply, Opus. It features Sakamoto and his piano alone on a stage, performing twenty of his compositions. The production featured a crew of nearly 30 people headed by American cinematographer Bill Kirstein, who shot the film using three 4K cameras. This magnificent, timeless doc film features a number of works that Sakamoto had not previously played as solo piano performances, including The Wuthering Heights (1992) and Ichimei – Small Happiness (2011), as well as a new arrangement for the 1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra track "Tong Poo". This isn't the first doc made about him - Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (which is also a must watch) debuted back in 2017. Listen in. 🎶 // Continue Reading ›

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