The estate of legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has joined the ’No Music For Genocide’ campaign and removed the artist’s music from streaming in Israel. The estate wrote on Facebook: “To ...

POTR and sakamotocommon have collaborated on a collection of graphic tote bags commemorating the work of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The bags, which feature Sakamoto-inspired art, come with a special ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. To mark the second anniversary of Ryuichi Sakamoto's passing, composer and pianist ...

It’s hard to overstate the significance of the Ryuichi Sakamoto singularity. His half-century career spanned from Tokyo to New York City, both stylistically and physically, and his influence was ...

On March 28, 2023, the strains of Ryuichi Sakamoto's life faded into eternity. Among the great musicians of his generation, the Japanese pianist and Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer brought depth ...

Director Neo Sora’s documentary captures a valedictory solo performance by the celebrated musician and film composer, his father, six months before his death from cancer. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto died in March 2023, but many of us had been steeling ourselves for the news since the previous December, when he performed what he himself suspected might be his final concert. After ...

The final concert of the Japanese virtuoso is captured in an aching meditation on mortality and legacy. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

Janus Films has revealed an official trailer for the wonderful documentary performance film titled Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus. This is the final performance of the master Japanese composer Ryuichi ...

Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto gave his final performance in Japan knowing he was about to pass away. Now, the iconic composer’s legacy is captured in documentary “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus,” ...

There’s last will and testaments, and then there’s Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, for which the musician and composer (for whom adjectives are sometimes adequate) enlisted his son, Neo Sora, to put on film ...

In late March, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was hailed as “arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world,” died at the age of seventy-one. The cause was complications from cancer ...