Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Sakamoto is probably best known for pioneering electronic music in the late 70s and 80s as both a solo artist and as a member of electropop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. 

He also composed the Oscar-winning score for the film The Last Emperor (1987). Some of his other notable film scores include: The Sheltering Sky (1990), Little Buddha (1993), and The Revenant (2015). Sakamoto was diagnosed with throat cancer in June of 2014. He went into remission but sadly was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2021. He passed away last year at the age of 71. 

 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda was directed by Stephen Nomura Schible and released in 2017. 

 This is a portrait of an artist and a level of artistry that we don’t see much anymore. 

And watching it now, after his passing, feels even more important.