Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

Apr 9, 1985

1h 2m

★ 7.2

Overview

Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Yoroshita Music

INA

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Cast

Self

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Self

Akiko Yano

Self (archive footage)

Yukihiro Takahashi

Self (archive footage)

Haruomi Hosono

Celliers (archive footage)

David Bowie

Hara (archive footage)

Takeshi Kitano

Lawrence (archive footage)

Tom Conti

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