November 14th 6:15pm – La Lanterne
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO OPUS
The Last Maestro’s Swan Song
Neo Sora · 2023 · 103’ · Jap · No dialogues
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. He could no longer perform live. Despite this, at the end of 2022, he gathered all his strength to bid farewell to the world with a film documenting a solo piano concert.
Presented in the order he selected, the twenty pieces performed in the film narrate his life without words, through his music. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop star days with Yellow Magic Orchestra to his stunning film scores for Bertolucci, and his final meditative album, 12.
Intimately filmed and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, Sakamoto bares his soul through his music, for the last time he is able to share his art. A celebration of the life of an artist in the truest sense.