documentary "Sakamoto Ryuichi: Finale" is scheduled to be screened on December 16th on the National Art Federation special line. The film is directed by Stephen Nomura Schibo. It records Japan's top composer and soundtrack master Ryuichi Sakamoto. In the five years of life before and after laryngeal cancer, Ryuichi Sakamoto participated in films such as "The Last Emperor" 30 years ago and valuable clips of his activities as a member of the YMO band 40 years ago.
"Sakamoto Ryuichi: Finale" poster
Speaking of Sakamoto Ryuichi, he was born in Nakano District, Tokyo, Japan on January 17, 1978. He is a Japanese singer, songwriter, music producer, actor, pianist, Tokyo Art Bachelor of Composition in University Music Department and Master of Acoustics Studies. He is recognized as a musical genius in Japan. In 1978, he formed the electronic group YMO band and released his solo album "Thousand Knives" in the same year. In 1983, starring in the war drama "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", and its soundtrack, the soundtrack won the 37th British Academy of Film Awards-Best Score Award. In 1988, the soundtrack created for the movie "The Last Emperor" won the 60th Academy Awards-Best Original Soundtrack. In 1991, the soundtrack created for the film "The Covered Sky" won the 48th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards-Best Film Score. In 1992, he composed and conducted music for the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympic Games. In 1994, it was the original music for the feature film "Little Living Buddha", which was shortlisted for the 37th Grammy Awards-Best Film and Television Instrumental Composition Award. In 1999, he created the opera "Life".
YMO band (Ryuichi Sakamoto on the right)
was awarded the Brazilian National Medal in 2002. In 2005, he scored the drama "Tony Takiya". In 2009, he published his oral autobiography "Music Makes People Free", and in the same year he was awarded the Order of Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters. In 2011, he scored the historical action film "Yi Ming". In 2012, he won the 6th Asia Pacific Film Awards-Film Outstanding Achievement Award. In 2015, he served as the music producer for the feature film "Wild Hunter". In 2017, won the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival-Samurai Award. In 2018, he won the 23rd Busan International Film Festival-Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award.
In July 2019, won the Best Soundtrack Award at the 21st Taipei Film Awards.
Sakamoto Ryuichi
and the editor’s first encounter with Sakamoto Ryuichi was to listen to his "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence). It was the water taken by a college roommate in the bathroom after dinner one day in the winter of 2016. Sounds, I was listening to this lonely song while wearing headphones on the bed. I opened the comment of NetEase Cloud Music and saw the hot comment:
"Love does not know where it came from, and it goes deeper."
wanted to call for help, but was silent.
"Sakamoto Ryuichi: Finale" stills
In 2016, he said goodbye to his family, broke up with his first love of three years in high school, and went to a strange city alone. I still remember when my love at the beginning of the year asked me over and over again, "Why do you like me?" And I always quoted the words of "The Peony Pavilion": "Love doesn't know where it comes from, and goes deeper." So when I saw this sentence again, It collapsed immediately, but never showed it.
Now I know that "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" is an anti-war song, and I have walked many unsupported roads alone. When I listen to this song, I will ridicule that I can only hear loneliness and love. Obviously naive, but remembered the cold and dry air, the sound of water from the bathroom, and the laughter and scolding of the roommates playing games in the lower bunk.
This song ends, but the remnants of the memory are not over.
or in response to the sentence "Different people will hear different stories in songs." People like Xiaobian can only hear such stories. So what kind of stories can readers read? One song one story, one movie one world. This is also the original intention of the editor, so readers are welcome to comment and harass the editor.
If the editor owes Ryuichi Sakamoto the record fee, use the movie ticket money to pay him back.
"Sakamoto Ryuichi: Finale" stills
On December 16, the editor will be there on time. Sakamoto Ryuichi, we will see each other.
