Film Review: RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA (USA/Japan 2017) ***

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Poster
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A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Director:

Stephen Nomura Schible (as Stephen Schible)

When I was teaching aerobics in my fit younger days,  I used movie themes from a cassette given to be at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) for the cool down session.  Two of the themes were from MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE and THE LAST EMPEROR.  Little did I realize that the musical score from these two films were composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, the subject of the new documentary by director Schible.

One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop stardom to Oscar winning film composer.  The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys.  As the film opens, the audience…

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