Ryuichi Sakamoto Movies

  • 2021
    Brilliant Trees Sessions

    Brilliant Trees Sessions

    Brilliant Trees Sessions

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    A video documenting the making of David Sylvian's 1984 Lp "Brilliant Trees" within Berlin. Unknown to the world until David's surprise releasing of...

    Brilliant Trees Sessions
  • 1984
    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

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

    Preparations For A Journey
  • 1983
    It's All Right, My Friend

    It's All Right, My Friend

    It's All Right, My Friend

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    An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

    It's All Right, My Friend
  • 1983
    Where the Toys Come From

    Where the Toys Come From

    Where the Toys Come From

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    Two curious toys, Peepers and Zoom, wonder about how they become toys. Aided by Robin, their equally curious owner, Zoom and Peepers visit a toy...

    Where the Toys Come From
  • 2017
    async - first light

    async - first light

    async - first light

    62017HD

    A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film...

    async - first light
  • 1988
    SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO

    SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO

    SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO

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    SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
  • 2017
    A Gentle Glow

    A Gentle Glow

    A Gentle Glow

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    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
  • 2015
    700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

    700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

    700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

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    700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • 2021
    Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund

    Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund

    Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund

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    Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
  • 1985
    A Human Tube

    A Human Tube

    A Human Tube

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    Analog video art by Paul Garrin with Ryuichi Sakamoto

    A Human Tube
  • 2016
    Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House

    Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House

    Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House

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    Music live performance of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto at the Glass House.

    Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

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    A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

    All Star Video
  • 2009
    Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

    Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

    Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

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    Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his...

    Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
  • 2005
    Zarin

    Zarin

    Zarin

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    The story of a young woman who has been working as a prostitute since childhood. The film traces her slow disintegration into psychic delirium....

    Zarin
  • 2025
    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

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    Ryuichi Sakamoto sadly passed away at the age of 71 on March 28, 2023. His music never stops and continues to leave a lasting impression on people...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
  • 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

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    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
  • 2017
    Star Sand

    Star Sand

    Star Sand

    72017HD

    In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi,...

    Star Sand
  • 2012
    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

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    A live performed on August 5, 2011 at NHK 101 Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. Yellow Magic Orchestra, who has almost never done a studio live, played...

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
  • 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
  • 2019
    No Smoking

    No Smoking

    No Smoking

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    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