Underplayed Gems

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2024)

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus poster
Directed by
Neo Sora
Genre
documentary film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
E
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This concert film captures Ryuichi Sakamoto performing his final piano pieces. He plays a selection of his own compositions in a small studio setting. The film shows an artist in a vulnerable and deeply personal moment.

intimatemeditativebittersweetquietreflectivetenderslow-pacedvisually understated

What happens

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, graphically rendered as Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, is a 2023 Japanese concert film directed by Neo Sora. It documents Ryuichi Sakamoto's final concert a few months before his death, at a time when he was struggling with cancer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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