Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
8.0
“The performance of a lifetime.”
"Ars longa, vita brevis" – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto's favorite quotes, and the message that he leaves for viewers at the end of his final concert film, shot before he succumbed to cancer in March 2023. Consisting of only Sakamoto and his piano, Opus features the final live performances of 20 songs that Sakamoto meticulously curated to encapsulate his distinguished 40-year career.
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Neo Sora Director · Bill Kirstein Cinematographer Takuya Kawakami Editor
United States release June 18, 2024 · Produced in Japan, United Kingdom, United States · Production Recorded Picture Company, Bitters End
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KAB
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Recorded Picture Company
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Bitters End
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Kinetic Arts
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KAB America
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Japan · United Kingdom · United States
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English
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2023
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · June 18, 2024
Digital
United States
October 11, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · AFI Fest
June 30, 2024 · Digital · THE CRITERION CHANNEL
November 19, 2024 · Physical · Janus Contemporaries Blu-Ray/DVD
Australia
February 19, 2024 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
May 1, 2024 · Theatrical
July 17, 2024 · Physical
Canada
November 19, 2024 · Physical · Janus Contemporaries Blu-Ray/DVD
China
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
May 27, 2024 · Premiere
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
September 22, 2024 · Digital
Czechia
June 29, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Greece
March 17, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
December 17, 2023 · Premiere · MOViE MOViE Life is Art 2023
December 31, 2023 · Theatrical
India
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Indonesia
November 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Italy
May 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
October 24, 2023 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Lithuania
March 2, 2024 · Premiere · LNOBT
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 13, 2024 · Premiere · UNAM International Film Festival
Poland
May 11, 2024 · Premiere · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Singapore
March 28, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 27, 2023 · Theatrical
October 7, 2024 · Digital
Spain
April 26, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 2024 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
March 15, 2024 · Theatrical
May 17, 2024 · Digital
Thailand
April 3, 2024 · Premiere · Doc Club & Pub
April 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 13, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 29, 2024 · Theatrical
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