Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Name: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2023-12-27
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ryuichi Sakamoto

The performance of a lifetime.

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Release Date

12/27/2023

Runtime

103 mins

Genres

Documentary Music

Overview

"Ars longa, vita brevis" – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto's favorite quotes, and the message that he leaves for viewers at the end of his final concert film, shot before he succumbed to cancer in March 2023. Consisting of only Sakamoto and his piano, Opus features the final live performances of 20 songs that Sakamoto meticulously curated to encapsulate his distinguished 40-year career.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A meditative farewell of solo piano performances that serves as both a retrospective of a legendary artist's four decades and a quiet meditation on legacy and impermanence. Watching becomes an act of witnessing something sacred, a final gift knowingly left behind.