Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
1h 2m
Running Time
April 9, 1985Release Date
Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
1h 2m
Running Time
April 9, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".
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Cast & Crew.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
Akiko Yano
Self
Haruomi Hosono
Self
Yukihiro Takahashi
Self
Elizabeth Lennard
Director
Tom Conti
Lawrence (archive footage)
Jacques Pamart
Cinematographer
Jean-Claude Brisson
Sound Mixer / Sound
Makiko Suzuki
Editor
Michel Bort
Director of Photography
David Bowie
Celliers
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Fujino Yasumaro
Electrician
Chiaki Shimada
Makeup Artist
Jean-Roger Sahunet
Executive Producer
Françoise Buresi
Associate Producer
Monique Villechenoux
Associate Producer
Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1985
Original NameTokyo melody, un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 2m
Genres
Wiki.
Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (French: Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto) is a 1985 French-Japanese documentary co-production of France's INA and Yoroshita Music Inc. Shot in Tokyo and directed by Elizabeth Lennard, the film uses a "hands-off" nonlinear structure in which interviews with musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, concert footage of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and scenes of Sakamoto recording his 1984 studio album Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia are combined with stylized or naturalistic shots of traditional festivals, street dancers, the urban built environment, and city life in 1980s Tokyo. Lennard has described the film as "the sounds of Tokyo—seen through the eyes of, and a portrait of, Sakamoto."