

“Stephen Nomura Schible’s documentary, Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA is not only a portrait of a great artist, but a sensitive and engrossing depiction of the act of creation and its process.” – G.

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of the artist, the man and what inspires his work.ĭir: Stephen Nomura Schible / 2018 / Japan / 102 min The film captures Sakamoto as he returns to music following a cancer diagnosis, while his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. LAWRENCE, THE LAST EMPEROR, THE REVENANT) Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan’s social movement against nuclear power following the Fukishima nuclear facility disaster. An eminent film composer (MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. THE 2019 PORTLAND ECOFILM FESTIVAL TOUR & THE OLYMPIA FILM SOCIETY PRESENT:įrom techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evolution of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music has coincided with his life journeys.

THE PORTLAND ECOFILM FESTIVAL TOUR: RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA
