Winner of the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at Cannes, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s intricately structured drama delves into the fragility of boyhood. Bookended by fires and storms, delicate feelings of anger, confusion, and love swell through an exquisite final score from the late maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto.
To celebrate the remarkable legacy of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, we bring you Stephen Nomura Schible’s exhilarating feature debut. This revelatory exploration of Sakamoto’s life and work offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic process of the renowned musician.
Following the explosive 13 Assassins, the iconoclastic Takashi Miike revisited the samurai genre with this underrated remake of the 1962 classic Harakiri. Scored by the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto, Death of a Samurai is an elegant reckoning with notions of sacrifice and duty in the 17th century.
As a special treat after our release of Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is this sensorial immersion into a rare concert experience. Watch the great composer perform the debut of his latest musical masterpiece, with accompanying video imagery by Shiro Takatani and experimental filmmaker Takashi Makino.
Crackling with ideas like feedback on a video monitor, Nam June Paik was dubbed the “Nostradamus of the digital age” for his piercing insight into the modern media landscape. Voiced by Steven Yeun, Amanda Kim’s eclectic portrait paints a vivid picture of Paik’s outlandish, boundary-pushing vision.
