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A final, transcendent farewell performance from one of the most revered composers and musicians of our time.
With a career spanning five decades, Ryuichi Sakamoto began as a founding member of the trailblazing synth-pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra before crafting his own electronic projects like B-2 Unit (1980). However, Sakamoto is most widely known for his successful career composing extraordinary music for numerous films, including award-winning scores for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983); The Last Emperor (1987); Little Buddha (1993); and The Revenant (2015).
After long battles with cancer, Sakamoto asked his son, filmmaker Neo Sora, to capture his last performances. Recorded only a few months before his death in March 2023, Opus shows Sakamoto alone at a piano playing music from throughout his career—and the result is cinematic, moving, intimate, and inspiring. Dramatic black-and-white lighting frames a sublime artist assessing his life’s work and giving audiences one final offering. More than a concert film, Opus is an offering of grace. In Japanese with English subtitles. (102 mins., 4K DCP)
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Ohio Department of Development Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family Institute of Museum and Library Services Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts CampusParc Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging Nancy Kramer Ohio State Energy Partners Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection Larry and Donna James David Crane and Elizabeth Dang Bruce and Joy Soll Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus