“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.
Genre: Music, Documentary
Stars: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Crew: Jeremy Thomas (Executive Producer), Bill Kirstein (Director of Photography), Takuya Kawakami (Editor), ZAK (Sound), Hinano Takayama (Script Supervisor), Kaori Oda (Camera Operator)
Country: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: 日本語
Studio: KAB, Recorded Picture Company, Bitters End, Kinetic Arts
Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 27, 2023
IMDb: 2.8
