“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.”
—Variety
“Under Sora Neo’s direction, each number becomes a mini-study of Sakamoto and the grand piano he plays on.”
—Slant Magazine
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto left this film as a final gift before passing away from cancer in 2023. Recorded in late 2022, with just Sakamoto and a Yamaha grand, the composer performs his most haunting, delicate melodies.