Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Released Mar 15, 2024

1h 43m

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A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is the definitive swan song of one of the world's greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album,12. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including director Neo Sora, his son, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing this was the last time he would be able to present his art.

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Critics Consensus

The beautifully filmed Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is a powerful testament to the brilliant composer's legacy as well as a poignant valediction.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

This is exquisite. Just beautiful.

Apr 17, 2024

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Filmed in magnificent monochrome with the kind of richness that reminds you black and white are colors too, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus will put you in a contemplative place.

Mar 28, 2024

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

The austerity of the film-making affords a rare chance to meditate on his range and the variety of his work as well as the consistency of his voice as a composer.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 28, 2024

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Philip Bagnall

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sakamoto used Opus to serve as a tribute, a performance piece, and a time capsule. His works will endure, and Sora honours his subject’s memory by presenting them in as simple and beautiful a manner as possible.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 19, 2024

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Matías Mora Montero

EscribiendoCine

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is not just a movie, it is a spiritual and emotional experience... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Jun 24, 2024

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

The experience is inspiring, the black and white photography, the soft music, the discreet framing changes and piano interventions, remind us that the greatest significance of an artist will always be his own work. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 20, 2024

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Maria T

Beautiful film, and the best music film with amazing performance of late Ryuichi Sakamoto. The visuals are stunning, and it shows artist’s powerful end of life, Sakamoto’s way of living in music, and his story in profound way. The creative way ryuichi and the team archived with audio is phenomenal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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bystander o

因为豆瓣莫名其妙的审核（烦透了审查，明明什么都没写），把教授NHK纪录片last days的影评发到这里：这一年来，想象了好久教授去世前的最后两年是怎么度过的，想象他住院的时候，想象他回纽约的时候，想象他在东京散步，看云彩的流动和满月的微光，想象他看东北乐团哭泣的样子（没想到教授比我想象中的还要动情和伤心啊......难怪是f人和艺术家）。在这之前都是看到几张零星的照片，听到电台里被病痛折磨的让人心疼的声音，第一次看到教授最后这两年的影像记录，真的万分感激。今天翻朋友圈的时候偶然看到这部纪录片，舍不得睡，当下决定熬夜看完。意外的是我全程没有流泪，因为看到了虽然患重疾但活力和灵气仍在的教授，尽管是26号那天，距离去世只有2天的时候，他看起来还是那么的生动和可爱。顺便说一句，很高兴看到NHK请了田中泯配音，就像教授的歌剧Time里一样，他的表演我也很喜欢。田中泯的声音大概就是我想象中教授的声音，那种睿智老练的语调和深沉沧桑感，很是让人着迷，难怪教授也喜欢他。悄悄说一句，教授说起话来我觉得没有不说话帅气，因为有点笨拙感，尤其是他说英语的时候，这可能是所有不善言辞的人的弱点吧哈哈。まあ、教授，我已经买了票，下周一去看你的opus，期待了好久，日本终于也上映了，虽然票很贵，但是必须得去，也只有你能这么收割我了?从国内到国外，从展览到歌剧、电影、专辑、T恤......你收割了我多少次啊哈哈。希望你在那边好好的，继续跟幸宏展开你们的小学生对话（在幸宏妻子看来是小学生，在我看来是两只小狗在吵架，最近听了你俩18年的电台，秒回八十年代，老大不小的了还是两只小狗啊哈哈哈），或者去看看你爱的宝爷。同时患病，比宝爷多活了7年，教授也算是福大命大吧，记得宝爷去世后教授一直沉浸在悲伤里，现在你们在那边应该会经常见面吧？不要赌气了教授，多走动走动啊。有个疑问，教授那时候东京暂居的地方应该不是Hyatt吧，可能是租的房子？直到节目拍摄的时候还保留着原来的样子，应该可以排除是酒店？我觉得空姨应该把这个房子买下来（可能已经买下来了也说不定）。看suica拜访教授的时候是在凯悦里面，节目组说是教授的私人包厢，那时候是2022年，那么教授是长期在凯悦住还是为了采访临时订的套房？说起来教授真的很喜欢凯悦啊，而且一直在住Tokyo suite，凯悦拍的周年宣传片里面教授也是跟这个房间合的影。查了一下这个只有三间的套房，甚至两个月之后都订不到，也许都是大人物在占着吧。最后，说回纪录片本身，我觉得最大的缺憾是没有采访空里香，也许她太低调了，不想出现在公众面前，但作为陪伴了教授三十多年的人生伴侣，事业上也是非常重要的合作伙伴，缺了空姨这一极，我想任何人都无法代替。由于教授的父母亡故，节目组甚至请到了家中长辈的舅舅，哈哈哈哈。盼望着空姨以后能出个回忆录什么的，但我觉得她大概率不会出，因为——教授自己就非常注重记录自己的所思所想所行，两本自传，两部本人拍的纪录片，自己的电台和网站，社交媒体，除此还有若干出版的书，大量的采访和作品......加上教授横跨几十年的音乐生涯，作为粉丝有时候都感到亚历山大。好啦，先去睡觉了，本来只是想写个短评的，不知不觉写了这么多，平时看多听多了教授，一写感言就收不住。教授，今日もおやすみなさい?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/24

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Ben W

No option to delete. Put the stars in the middle. sorry. Today was a Wednesday, 22.05.2024ce.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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Synopsis

A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is the definitive swan song of one of the world's greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album,12. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including director Neo Sora, his son, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing this was the last time he would be able to present his art.

Director: Neo Sora
Producer: Norika Sky-Sora, Albert Tholen, Eric Nyari, Aiko Masubuchi, Jeremy Thomas
Distributor: Janus Films
Production Co: Bitters End, KAB America
Genre: Documentary, Music, Biography
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.4K
Runtime: 1h 43m

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