Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.

On December 11, 2022, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s solo piano performance will be streamed in the form of a concert. However, what we will experience that day is carefully recorded footage of Sakamoto performing a few pieces of music each day over the course of a week, that was then thoughtfully edited together. This is last performance.

On December 11, 2022, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s solo piano performance will be streamed in the form of a concert. However, what we will experience that day is carefully recorded footage of Sakamoto performing a few pieces of music each day over the course of a week, that was then thoughtfully edited together. This is last performance.

Num futuro próximo, uma família enfrenta questões de amor, ligação e perda após o seu ajudante ter sofrido problemas inesperados.

Weilong, uma estudante de Shanghai, procura conforto e educação em Hong Kong sob a proteção de sua tia, a Sra. Liang. Mas sua guardiã socialite tem outros planos para ela: a adolescente se tornaria mais um bem valioso a ser penhorado a homens ricos.

Depois de um trágico acidente de carro na Grécia, o turista americano Beckett se envolve em uma perigosa conspiração política e precisa lutar para salvar a própria vida.

After experiencing a certain void when the premier of their film “The Third Pole” was cancelled due to the Pandemic. The film makers decided to go on a journey with their cameraman Andri Haraldsson and capture those strange times.

“In these times when things are not “normal,” I wanted to document the sensations I’ve been feeling. I invited a few of my musician friends to do this with me. I wanted to share the results with you all,” explains Sakamoto. Incomplete pairs these new compositions with video art by Zakkubalan, with a new video released every three days.

“In these times when things are not “normal,” I wanted to document the sensations I’ve been feeling. I invited a few of my musician friends to do this with me. I wanted to share the results with you all,” explains Sakamoto. Incomplete pairs these new compositions with video art by Zakkubalan, with a new video released every three days.

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

W. Eugene Smith ganhou fama fotografando nas linhas de frente durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas agora vive como um recluso. Quando o editor da Life Magazine pede a sua ajuda para expor um grande escândalo, ele retorna ao Japão para revelar ao mundo a realidade dos moradores de Minamata, uma cidade costeira em que a comunidade está sendo envenenada por mercúrio.

Uma astronauta francesa em treinamento é convocada para uma missão oficial. Ela precisa deixar sua filha de sete anos com o pai e seguir viagem para o espaço junto com outros dois homens, um americano e outro russo. Desde o anúncio de sua convocação até depois da partida, ela passa a lidar diariamente com as dificuldades de ser mulher em um mundo dominado por homens incapazes de compreender os sentimentos ligados à maternidade e ao íntimo feminino.

A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his solo activities. It also includes in-depth coverage from recent years of his first overseas performances in London, New York and Los Angeles. In London, he was joined by Yukihiro Takahashi, and when Ryuichi Sakamoto made a surprise appearance onstage, the YMO members were reunited for the first time in five years, a must-see spectacle captured on film. Written by Nikkatsu

AGNIYOGANA is a meditative inquiry into the lost art of classical Hatha Yoga. Offering an experiential collage of action and stillness, light and darkness, sound and silence, AGNIYOGANA explores the richness of traditional Hatha Yoga teachings. AGNIYOGANA takes the viewer on a journey through time and space to rediscover the inner dimensions of Hatha Yoga and the true meaning of “yuj,”(yoga).

A tremendous tyrannosaurus—who does not eat meat—and a pterodactyl who cannot fly run into each other and begin their journey to find ‘Paradise’.

Wisecracking Makino shows up from Japan and meets Shima, a yakuza living quietly in Taipei. Makino says he knows about the incident that prompted Shima to come to Taiwan. Shima finds out that someone wants Makino dead, and they both head for Hualien, a city in eastern Taiwan.

Influenciada pela confissão secreta de um estranho, Francesca volta para a casa de sua infância na Itália para convencer sua mãe doente a ir com ela para Nova York. À medida que a filha confronta a mãe, fantasmas da juventude de Francesca retornam em um turbilhão de dor, lembranças e satisfação.

Composed of a series of portrait shots of mostly anonymous individuals, filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang's digital experiment turns the human face into a subject of dramatic intrigue.

Seleção Oficial Berlim 2018

Seleção Oficial Berlim 2018

One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop star to Oscar-winning film composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan’s social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.

One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop star to Oscar-winning film composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan’s social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.

O filme descreve o conflito entre Choe Myeong-gil, uma figura representativa da facção Juhwapa, que insistiu em manter uma relação amigável com a dinastia Qing para proteger as pessoas em Joseon e, Kim Sang-heon, uma figura representativa da facção pró-Dinastia Ming - Cheokhwapa, enquanto eles fugiram para o Castelo do Sul (Namhansanseong) durante a Segunda Invasão Manchu na Coréia.

A compilation of intertwined snippets featuring various characters of diverse backgrounds from different parts of the world. Each of whom are experiencing their unique, yet fundamentally similar, respective lives. The stories are tied together with the underlying message that we are all connected. The film uses several languages, yet we don't need to understand the conversations or stories in order to comprehend the film itself, beautifully illustrating this theme of connectedness.

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, living together in a cave on a small island in Okinawa. The two men are deserters from their armies; yet both vow never to harm another human being again. Hiromi looks after the deserters until another soldier appears and the peace of the cave is shattered. It leads to the death of three of them and a fascinating mystery that isn't solved until the present day.

A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film are all his friends, he sent cameras to friends and asked them to shoot. Apichatpong often carries Digital Harinezumi camera with him, and completing a lot of works with this camera. This work was first exhibited at the WATARI Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo (Japan, 2017).

Um ano se passa após um brutal assassinato de várias pessoas em uma casa sem que os assassinos sejam encontrados. As consequências deste caso não resolvido, no entanto, impactam e conectam as vidas de diversas outras pessoas diferentes em três cidades japonesas distintas, entrelaçando suas histórias em um ambiente de medo, insegurança e raiva.

In between performance, dance and cerémonies, "The Ferryman” is a choreographic exploration of rituals and animistic roots, a luxurious visualisation of a bewitchment and an exorcism of a man-deer in the borders of the world.

Em uma expedição pelo desconhecido deserto americano, o lendário explorador Hugh Glass é brutalmente atacado por um urso e deixado como morto pelos membros de sua própria equipe de caça. Em uma luta para sobreviver, Glass resiste à dor inimaginável, bem como à traição de seu confidente, John Fitzgerald. Guiado pela força de vontade e pelo amor de sua família, Glass deve navegar um inverno brutal em uma incessante busca por sobrevivência e redenção.

Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.

Many people have forgotten what happened in Fukushima.

Seiji is tormented by horrible tsunami-flashback dreams, but one night he wakes up and his beloved grandfather has appeared. With a strum of his grandfather's guitar, Seiji is transported to a colorful, slightly strange, psychedelic world and finally manages to have a good dream.

Aoi Teshigahara é uma escritora Freelance ( Miho Nakayama ) que vive em Paris. Sen Yagami ( Osamu Mukai ) é um fotógrafo que veio a Paris, França, devido à insistência de sua irmã mais nova, Suzume (Mirei Kiritani). Durante os próximos três dias, Aoi Teshigahara e Sen Yagami se apaixonam.

Aoi Teshigahara é uma escritora Freelance ( Miho Nakayama ) que vive em Paris. Sen Yagami ( Osamu Mukai ) é um fotógrafo que veio a Paris, França, devido à insistência de sua irmã mais nova, Suzume (Mirei Kiritani). Durante os próximos três dias, Aoi Teshigahara e Sen Yagami se apaixonam.

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 "RYDEEN", "FIRECRACKER", "COSMIC SURFIN", and others, in front of about 1,000 spectators selected by lottery. Keigo Oyamada, Tomohiko Gondo, and Christian Fennesz participated as support members.

After the 11 March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, residents of Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture, are relocated to an abandoned high school in a suburb of Tokyo, 150 miles south. With a clear and compassionate eye, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi follows the displaced people as they struggle to adapt to their new environment. Among the vivid personalities who emerge are the town mayor, a Moses without a Promised Land; and a farmer who would rather defy the government than abandon his cows to certain starvation.

Concert footage from a nationwide tour with Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto's collaboration album "UTAU" was held at Tokyo International Forum on December 10, 2010 and December 11, 2010. The album is named "UTAU" because Onuki spins words to Sakamoto's songs and sings them. The two old acquaintances, who have shared musical activities and inspired each other, pursue their "songs" in the ultimate minimal space with only the two of them on stage, reminding us once again of the power of music and the beauty that songs possess.

Procurando terminar sua vida com honra, o indigente samurai Hanshiro pede a um senhor feudal para cometer hara-kiri no pátio de sua propriedade. Tentando ignorar o desejo de Hanshiro de salvar sua reputação, o senhor conta a trágica história de um apelo semelhante feito há anos por um jovem ronin.

Neste drama pessoal, as circunstâncias reúnem quatro amigos improváveis de diferentes castas.

Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers, penned lyrics to anime film scores, and run with the multimedia underground of that city's avant-garde. Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist is a 90-minute documentary film detailing those artistic relationships in the expansive career of artistic word-smith, Chris Mosdell. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo and Fukui, Japan, and New York City, USA, the film highlights Mosdell's rise from obscure expatriate bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The story is told through exclusive interviews. Tokyo itself also figures into the narrative as a major character, featuring copious clips of original footage from inside the city that inspires Mosdell's work.

Século XIX. Hervé Jancour (Michael Pitt) vivia feliz ao lado de sua amada Hélène (Keira Knightley), até que a próspera indústria da seda européia é atacada por uma praga. Isto faz com que Hervé tenha que viajar até o Japão, onde precisará negociar a mercadoria em uma ilha misteriosa e lendária. Lá ele conhece o temido barão local, Hara Jubei (Kôji Yakusho), e também sua concubina, uma jovem sem nome de grande beleza. Logo Hervé fica obcecado pela jovem, mesmo lutando para esquecê-la a qualquer custo.

Label: Raster-Noton Catalog#: R-N 76 Format: DVD, NTSC Country: Germany Released: Oct 2006 Genre: Electronic Style: Modern Classical, Minimal, Experimental, Ambient Tracklist 1 Intro 4:51 2 Berlin 5:42 3 Noon 5:55 4 Uoon 10:03 5 Morning + Iano 9:50 6 Barco 6:24 7 Nor 4:20 8 Trioon 9:16 9 Xerox 5:38 10 Siisx + Mur - Encore 7:26 11 Ax. Mr. L. - Encore 5:05 12 Trioon - Second Angle 10:11 13 Morning + Iano - Second Angle 10:37 14 Uoon - Second Angle 10:02 15 Conversation 18:00

Label: Raster-Noton Catalog#: R-N 76 Format: DVD, NTSC Country: Germany Released: Oct 2006 Genre: Electronic Style: Modern Classical, Minimal, Experimental, Ambient Tracklist 1 Intro 4:51 2 Berlin 5:42 3 Noon 5:55 4 Uoon 10:03 5 Morning + Iano 9:50 6 Barco 6:24 7 Nor 4:20 8 Trioon 9:16 9 Xerox 5:38 10 Siisx + Mur - Encore 7:26 11 Ax. Mr. L. - Encore 5:05 12 Trioon - Second Angle 10:11 13 Morning + Iano - Second Angle 10:37 14 Uoon - Second Angle 10:02 15 Conversation 18:00

The story of a young woman who has been working as a prostitute since childhood. The film traces her slow disintegration into psychic delirium. Wracked by both guilt for her actions and a strong desire for salvation, her madness manifests itself in her perception of the world around her. Chronicling the course of her breakdown with imagery that is both graphic and beautiful, Neshat evokes the torment of one so tortured by her subjugated role in society that she feels completely powerless. As the men Zarin encounters appear without faces, horror, shame, and guilt overwhelm her. Viewing this as her punishment from God, she flees the brothel for a bathhouse. Scrubbing her skin raw and bloody, she attempts to make amends with her past; however, she descends deeper in madness as she strives for redemption.

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.

Tony Takitani seems to find emotions illogical and immature. When he falls for Eiko, his life changes. But Eiko has an all-consuming obsession: designer clothes.

Appleseed se passa num mundo que acabou de sofrer uma guerra não-nuclear, porém esta guerra foi tão longa, que ainda existem soldados pelo mundo que não sabem do fim dela. Um desses soldados é Deunan Knute, a protagonista do filme. No inicio do filme, ela está se defendendo de outros soldados quando um terceiro grupo entra e a captura. Esse grupo pertence a cidade, chamada Olympus que sobreviveu a guerra. A cidade é controlada por um super-computador, Gaia, regido por sete anciões, The Seven Wisest Men. Metade da população da cidade é Bioroid, um tipo de clone, criados para que a sociedade fique mais estável.

LIFE IS JOURNEY is an anthology of four stories about people who live in solitude, but who yearn for togetherness. Each day brings chance meetings and reluctant partings, joy and pain. The first vignette, "Life", portrays half of a woman's life in one-scene, one-cut, nine-minute sequence. "N" is a comical take on a man abandoned by his lover. "Ya" explores the bond of female friendship as one woman consoles a brokenhearted girlfriend. In "Nowhere", a man and a woman roam the streets of a foreign land in search of lost time.

A documentary about Brian de Palma's "Femme Fatale" directed by Laurent Bouzereau.

S8 experimental short by Marlene Dumas, her only film.

Uma mulher muda de identidade depois de ter participado de um inusitado roubo de joias. Porém, ela é flagrada por um paparazzi que a colocará em risco novamente.

Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.

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 who wanted to stay with his parents. This is a simple story of life in Budische 14 years later, as told in voiceover by Alexei. The Belarus village is built around a common spring from which everyone draws water, toting it back to their homes, and to which the women walk to do their laundry outside.

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Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, Rain, Secret, Take A Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Nature, Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Frozen, Ray Of Light, Drowned World, The Power of Goodbye, Nothing Really Matters, and Beautiful Stranger.

Um espião corporativo (Christopher Walken) e seu capanga (Willem Dafoe) usam uma cantora (Asia Argento) para seduzir um gênio científico e afastá-lo de seu empregador e de sua família.

Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.

O detetive Rick Santoro nunca age por meios próprios. Quando ele vai a uma luta de boxe com seu amigo o Comandante da Marinha Kevin Dunne e também com o Secretário de Defesa Kirkland, ele testemunha um terrorista assassinando Kirkland. Determinado a solucionar o crime, Rick dá inicio a uma intensa investigação.

A bank accountant who moonlights as a high-priced call girl becomes embroiled in the lives of a money launderer, his seductive wife, and his bodyguard.

Seattle. Um dia, ao voltar para casa, o arquiteto Dean Conrad (Chris Isaak) encontra dois monges budistas tibetanos, Lama Norbu (Ruocheng Ying) e Kenpo Tensin (Sogyal Rinpoche), sentados na sua sala de estar, conversando com Lisa (Bridget Fonda), sua esposa. Guiados por vários sonhos perturbadores, os monges viajaram do Nepal até Seattle pois acreditam que um garoto de 10 anos, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), o filho de Dean, possa ser a reencarnação de Lama Dorje (Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen), um lendário e místico budista. Inicialmente Dean e Lisa ficam céticos, especialmente quando os monges manifestam interesse em levar Jesse para o Butão, na intenção de comprovar ou não se ele é a reencarnação de Lama Dorje. Porém após o suicídio de Even, um sócio de Dean, este muda de idéis. Após deixar Lisa nos Estados Unidos, Dean viaja com o filho para o Butão.

In ancient Japan, a peasant couple discovers a little boy inside a giant peach. Momotaro, the Peachboy, grows up to become a courageous hero who vanquishes the evil ogres who've been tormenting his people.

No final do século XVIII, em uma área rural da Inglaterra, surge com o tempo uma violenta paixão entre Catherine Earnshaw (Juliette Binoche) e o cigano Heathcliff (Ralph Fiennes), seu irmão adotivo. Criados juntos, eles são separados pela morte do pai de Catherine e a crueldade de como Hindley Earnshaw (Jeremy Northam), seu irmão, trata Heathcliff. Quando Heathcliff fica sabendo que ela vai casar com Edgar Linton (Simon Sheperd), um homem rico e gentil, Heathcliff foge para fazer fortuna, ignorando o fato de que Catherine o ama, e não o futuro marido. Dois anos depois, Heathchliff retorna para vingar-se de Hindley e Edgar e do abandono que Catherine lhe infligiu.

Ai (Miho Nikaido), uma ex-assistente social de 22 anos, resolve ganhar a vida como call girl em Tóquio, vivenciando situações inusitadas no universo da prostituição da cidade, inclusive com membros da Yakuza, a máfia japonesa.

Depois de quinze anos sem contato, a cantora extravagante Becky del Páramo volta a entrar na vida de sua filha Rebeca quando vai a Madri para um show. Ela descobre que sua filha está casada com um antigo amante seu. Enquanto as duas tentam se reconciliar, ocorre um assassinato.

Logo após o final da II Guerra Mundial, Kit e Port Moresby, um casal de estadunidenses que vive em Nova Iorque, viajam para a África. Eles não se consideram turistas mas viajantes, pois o turista quando chega já pensa em voltar, enquanto o viajante pode nem voltar. George Tunner, um turista amigo do casal, acompanha-os. O casal tem uma discussão e Kit não quer sair, assim Port fica a vaguear e um desconhecido, Smail, trava conversa e lhe oferece uma prostituta, Mahrnia, com quem Port fica algumas horas. No dia seguinte, já em Boussif, Kit acorda por volta do meio-dia nua e vê George despido ao seu lado. Isto deixa-a em pânico, mas Port já tinha pressentido que algo estava a acontecer.

A boy travels through the world of M.C. Escher.

Em um futuro próximo, a guerra assola o mundo, e a poluição tornou 99 da população estéril. Kate é uma jovem treinada para ser concubina, sendo forçada a manter relações sexuais com um comandante, na esperança de que engravide.

The 1986 Eurythmics tour of Japan. It is the end of the world tour during which Annie Lennox (vocals) and Dave Stewart (guitar) promote their latest album "Revenge". It is also, between concerts, the shock of discovery: a world of sounds as cultivated by the Japanese, both brutally technological and highly refined traditional expressions.

A saga de Pu Yi, o último imperador da China, que foi declarado imperador com apenas três anos e viveu enclausurado na Cidade Proibida até ser deposto pelo governo revolucionário, enfrentando então o mundo pela primeira vez quando tinha 24 anos. Neste período se tornou um playboy, mas logo teria um papel político quando se tornou um pseudo-imperador da Manchúria, quando esta foi invadida pelo Japão. Aprisionado pelos soviéticos, foi devolvido à China como prisioneiro político em 1950. É exatamente neste período que o filme começa, mas logo retorna a 1908, o ano em que se tornou imperador.

A saga de Pu Yi, o último imperador da China, que foi declarado imperador com apenas três anos e viveu enclausurado na Cidade Proibida até ser deposto pelo governo revolucionário, enfrentando então o mundo pela primeira vez quando tinha 24 anos. Neste período se tornou um playboy, mas logo teria um papel político quando se tornou um pseudo-imperador da Manchúria, quando esta foi invadida pelo Japão. Aprisionado pelos soviéticos, foi devolvido à China como prisioneiro político em 1950. É exatamente neste período que o filme começa, mas logo retorna a 1908, o ano em que se tornou imperador.

Shirotsugh Lhadatt aspirava juntar-se a marinha e se tornar um piloto de guerra, mas suas notas na escola jamais permitiriam isso. Acabou por resignar-se em juntar a Real Força Espacial, que apesar de ser constituida por oficiais desleixados além de cientistas velhos e alienados, possuia um grande objetivo: enviar o primeiro homem para o espaço sideral. Mas a descrença do governo e falta de financiamento ameaça por fim a Real Força Espacial... até que Shiro - que não destoa da paisagem de desolação e mediocridade - se encontra com uma missionária que renova sua motivação, fazendo-o seguir em frente com o programa espacial. Embora seus proprios sentimentos além de interesses obscuros do governo haverão de colocar dificuldades em seu caminho.

As aventuras de um gato e um cachorro que são acidentalmente separados e começam uma jornada para se reencontrar.

Originally commissioned by the Sony Corporation of Japan and performed live on the JumboTRON, a fourteen-story TV set at the Expo in Tsukuba, Japan, Adelic Penguins is a collaboration between Fitzgerald, artist Paul Garrin, and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also appears as a performer). Structured in six segments, this technical tour-de-force is a pyrotechnic fusion of sound and image, in which the dynamic visual imagery fully complements and heightens Sakamoto's staccato, percussive score. Fitzgerald and Garrin merge terrestrial and interplanetary worlds, in which Sakamoto's figure becomes an integral part of the landscape. Set aloft in the surreal world of the artists' invention, Sakamoto dances, floats and walks through a hyperkinetic universe.

Originally commissioned by the Sony Corporation of Japan and performed live on the JumboTRON, a fourteen-story TV set at the Expo in Tsukuba, Japan, Adelic Penguins is a collaboration between Fitzgerald, artist Paul Garrin, and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also appears as a performer). Structured in six segments, this technical tour-de-force is a pyrotechnic fusion of sound and image, in which the dynamic visual imagery fully complements and heightens Sakamoto's staccato, percussive score. Fitzgerald and Garrin merge terrestrial and interplanetary worlds, in which Sakamoto's figure becomes an integral part of the landscape. Set aloft in the surreal world of the artists' invention, Sakamoto dances, floats and walks through a hyperkinetic universe.

Performed live on September 15th, 1985 on the SONY JumboTRON at Tsukuba Expo, Tukuba, Japan

Performed live on September 15th, 1985 on the SONY JumboTRON at Tsukuba Expo, Tukuba, Japan

This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and performances and works by Philip Glass and the Kodo Drummers, Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Lou Reed. In an extraordinary section, a performance in Japan of classical Western music is accompanied by a group of Kabuki dancers.

On The Beach is a compilation of music from the Crown library, with sounds of ocean waves. The video version pairs the music and sounds with scenes of summer, featuring plenty of waves, sand, and much more

20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.

Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

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

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

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

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

Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some to be the best visual work from 'Y.M.O.'

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1983 film MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE.

Yellow Magic Orchestra playing songs from the album Service in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan in the 22 Dec. 1983

Yellow Magic Orchestra playing songs from the album Service in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan in the 22 Dec. 1983

David Bowie incorpora o major Celliers, um oficial britânico mantido pelos japoneses como prisioneiro de guerra. O comandante está obcecado com o misterioso loiro estranho, enquanto o tenente-coronel britânico Lawrence tenta superar as diferenças emocionais e linguísticas entre ele e seu captor.

David Bowie incorpora o major Celliers, um oficial britânico mantido pelos japoneses como prisioneiro de guerra. O comandante está obcecado com o misterioso loiro estranho, enquanto o tenente-coronel britânico Lawrence tenta superar as diferenças emocionais e linguísticas entre ele e seu captor.

Yellow Magic Orchestra concert recorded in late December 1981 at the Shinjuku Koma Theater.

Yellow Magic Orchestra concert recorded in late December 1981 at the Shinjuku Koma Theater.

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.

A domestic live tour in 1981 when YMO released two masterpiece albums, "BGM" and "Technodelic". A live concert filmed at the Shinjuku Koma Theater, "WINTER LIVE 1981" focuses on songs from "BGM" and "Technodelic" and symbolizing the mid-term YMO catalogue along with artistic performing art. The audio is also remastered, giving the viewer a more realistic feel.

A recorded performance of Yellow Magic Orchestra's second and last show at the Tokyo Dome, filmed on June 11th, 1993.

Ryuichi Sakamoto playing the orchestra concert film