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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- Janus Films
- 1 h 43 m
- 2024
- Janus Films
- 1 h 43 m
Summary Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.
Directed By: Neo Sora
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- Janus Films
- 1 h 43 m
- 2024
- Janus Films
- 1 h 43 m
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
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7.3
Where to Watch
Summary Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.
Directed By: Neo Sora
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
91
100% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Opus is yet another priceless gift from a once-in-a-lifetime talent – and a reminder of what we’ve lost. Goodbye maestro – and thank you.
A spare, lovely work directed by the late musician’s son, Neo Sora, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is even more haunting on a big screen, where its shimmering black-and-white photography and elegant camera moves actually heighten the intimacy of the performance.
For the fan, it’s an intensely moving experience. But even for the viewer without much knowledge of Sakamoto’s work, “Opus” holds its own as the rare cinematic space for contemplation.
Far more than a showcase of his talent and productivity, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus lets Sakamoto deliver an elegy, and in the process, an autobiography of his creative journey, as captured through the precision and poetry of director Neo Sora’s camera.
This is a terrific document and a testament.
It’s a work suffused with emotional tones and shades, surprisingly not all of them sad even though the subject knew at the time of filming he had mere weeks left before he’d die of cancer.
Under Sora Neo’s direction, each number becomes a mini-study of Sakamoto and the grand piano he plays on.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.3
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Bitters End,
KAB America,
Kinetic Art & Business America,
Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
Release Date Mar 15, 2024
Duration 1 h 43 m
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