Italy / Sep 05, 2023 / Venice Film Festival
The performance of a lifetime.
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
"Ars longa, vita brevis" – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto's favorite quotes, and the message that he leaves for viewers at the end of his final concert film, shot before he succumbed to cancer in March 2023. Consisting of only Sakamoto and his piano, Opus features the final live performances of 20 songs that Sakamoto meticulously curated to encapsulate his distinguished 40-year career.
Main cast
Genres
MusicDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | KAB, Recorded Picture Company, Bitters End, Kinetic Arts |
| Release date | 27 dicembre 2023 |
| Executive producer | Jeremy Thomas |
| Production | Albert Tholen, Norika Sky-Sora, Eric Nyari, Aiko Masubuchi |
| Editing | Takuya Kawakami |
| Cinematography | Bill Kirstein, Kaori Oda |
| Assistant directors | Hinano Takayama, Neo Sora |
| Camera operators | Kaori Oda, Bill Kirstein |
| Additional photography | Bill Kirstein, Kaori Oda |
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| Music | Ryuichi Sakamoto, ZAK |
| Sound | ZAK, Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Oct 08, 2023 / ALL / Busan International Film Festival
United States / Oct 11, 2023 / New York Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 13, 2023 / BFI London Film Festival
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Japan / Oct 24, 2023 / Tokyo International Film Festival
India / Oct 27, 2023 / Jio MAMI Film Festival
Indonesia / Nov 28, 2023 / Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong / Dec 17, 2023 / MOViE MOViE Life is Art 2023
Sweden / Jan 28, 2024 / Göteborg Film Festival
Australia / Feb 19, 2024 / Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Lithuania / Mar 02, 2024 / LNOBT
Greece / Mar 17, 2024 / Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thailand / Apr 03, 2024 / Doc Club & Pub
China / Apr 18, 2024 / Beijing International Film Festival
Poland / May 11, 2024 / Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Mexico / Jun 13, 2024 / UNAM International Film Festival
Czechia / Jun 29, 2024 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Limited release
Singapore / Mar 28, 2024 / G
Thailand / Apr 04, 2024
Theatrical release
South Korea / Dec 27, 2023 / ALL
Hong Kong / Dec 31, 2023 / I
Taiwan / Mar 15, 2024 / 0+
Germany / Mar 28, 2024
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Lithuania / Mar 28, 2024 / V
United Kingdom / Mar 29, 2024 / U
Spain / Apr 26, 2024
Australia / May 01, 2024 / E
China / May 31, 2024
Italy / May 19, 2026 / T
Digital
Taiwan / May 17, 2024
United States / Jun 18, 2024
China / Sep 22, 2024
South Korea / Oct 07, 2024 / ALL
Physical media
Australia / Jul 17, 2024 / E
Canada / Nov 19, 2024 / Janus Contemporaries Blu-Ray/DVD
United States / Nov 19, 2024 / Janus Contemporaries Blu-Ray/DVD
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