Ryuichi Sakamoto Movies

  • 2019
    No Smoking

    No Smoking

    No Smoking

    72019HD

    A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage...

    No Smoking
  • 1993
    YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

    YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

    YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

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    Yellow Magic Orchestra perform at Nippon Budokan on December 27, Tokyo 1980

    YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
  • 2006
    Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live

    Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live

    Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live

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    Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, accompanied by a live visual score, perform their second collaborative work “Insen”. Recorded at Casa da...

    Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
  • 2002
    Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET

    Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET

    Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET

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    The second original video work following Miki Nakatani's "BROKEN HEART". As with the previous work, Ryuichi Sakamoto's music is directed by Atsuro...

    Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
  • 2017
    Haiku On A Plum Tree

    Haiku On A Plum Tree

    Haiku On A Plum Tree

    72017HD

    Tokyo 1943: Italian anthropologist Fosco Maraini and painter Topazia Alliata refused to sign allegiance to Mussolini's government. They were sent to...

    Haiku On A Plum Tree
  • 1984
    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

    01984HD

    Original music by David Sylvian. Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Masami Tsuchiya.

    Preparations For A Journey
  • 2024
    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    102024HD

    Ryuichi Sakamoto shocked the world with his techno music as a member of YMO and continued to capture the hearts of many with his unique music. In his...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
  • 2012
    Nuclear Nation

    Nuclear Nation

    Nuclear Nation

    6.52012HD

    After the 11 March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, residents of Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture, are relocated to an abandoned high school...

    Nuclear Nation
  • 2025
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

    82025HD

    Ryuichi Sakamoto was an extraordinary musician who passed away in March 2023. He meticulously chronicled his final days in his personal diary. By...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
  • 1970
    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

    01970HD

    A Music Special episode broadcasted by NHK. This documentary looks back at the great achievements and innovative works of Ryuichi Sakamoto's carreer,...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
  • 2011
    Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto

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    Concert footage from a nationwide tour with Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto's collaboration album "UTAU" was held at Tokyo International Forum on...

    Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • 2024
    Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

    Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

    Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

    02024HD

    This documentary follows the path of musician Kazuhiko Kato, who has created many masterpieces that remain in the history of Japanese pop music. ...

    Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
  • 2015
    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012

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    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012
  • 2020
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

    62020HD

    100 minutes of healing music from Ryuichi Sakamoto and shamisen prodigy Hidejiro Honjoh.

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
  • 2017
    A Gentle Glow

    A Gentle Glow

    A Gentle Glow

    82017HD

    The camera floats quietly to capture the beauty that emerges from the mundane. Accompanied by Ryuichi Sakamoto's composition, Arseny Tarkovsky's poem...

    A Gentle Glow
  • 2020
    Incomplete

    Incomplete

    Incomplete

    02020HD

    “In these times when things are not “normal,” I wanted to document the sensations I’ve been feeling. I invited a few of my...

    Incomplete
  • 2002
    Alexei and the Spring

    Alexei and the Spring

    Alexei and the Spring

    6.72002HD

    180 kilometers down wind of Chernobyl, the village of Budische was evacuated except for 55 older residents who refused to leave and one young man,...

    Alexei and the Spring
  • 2000
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version

    02000HD

    A concert, called Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour, was organized in 1996. The setlist of this concert is different than the original album. This...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
  • 1991
    Marisa Monte: Mais

    Marisa Monte: Mais

    Marisa Monte: Mais

    8.51991HD

    The documentary follows the genesis of Marisa Monte's album Mais in New York City and the subsequent tour that supported the album from 1991 to 1992.

    Marisa Monte: Mais
  • 2012
    Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)

    Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)

    Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)

    02012HD

    In a short cinematic essay, the second part of the series of short movies called future past perfect illustrates the issue of the individual that is...

    Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)