Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
- Original title
- Tokyo melody, un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Directed by
- Elizabeth Lennard
- Genre
- documentary, music
- Country
- France, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 02m
- Rated
- I
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows musician Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1980s Tokyo. It mixes concert footage, recording sessions, and city scenes to create an impression of the artist and his environment.
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What happens
Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (French: Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto) is a 1985 French-Japanese documentary co-production of France's INA and Yoroshita Music Inc. Shot in Tokyo and directed by Elizabeth Lennard, the film uses a "hands-off" nonlinear structure in which interviews with musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, concert footage of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and scenes of Sakamoto recording his 1984 studio album Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia are combined with stylized or naturalistic shots of traditional festivals, street dancers, the urban built environment, and city life in 1980s Tokyo. Lennard has described the film as "the sounds of Tokyo—seen through the eyes of, and a portrait of, Sakamoto." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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