Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
(2017)An eye-opening look at Ryuichi Sakamoto’s life, work, and creative process, this portrait shows an artist aware of his responsibility to the world around him. His fascination with the beauty and violence of both nature and humanity is all the more moving as he candidly reflects on his own mortality.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
(2023)Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto leaves his fans a final gift before passing away from cancer in 2023. Recorded in late 2022, with just Sakamoto and a Yamaha grand, the composer performs his most haunting, delicate melodies.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
(2018)A live performance film capturing an intimate concert by composer, pianist and music producer Ryuichi Sakamoto in New York City. The performance marked the first public unveiling of Sakamoto’s new opus, async, hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)In 1942, British officer Major Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese soldiers, and after a brutal trial sent, physically debilitated but indomitable in mind, to a POW camp overseen by the zealous Captain Yonoi. Celliers' stubbornness sees him locked in a battle of wills with the camp's new commandant, a man obsessed with discipline and the glory of Imperial Japan.

SUGA: Road to D-DAY
(2023)BTS's SUGA interacts with global artists and finds his voice through his new album.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
(2023)Crackling with ideas like feedback on a video monitor, Nam June Paik was dubbed the “Nostradamus of the digital age” for his piercing insight into the modern media landscape. Voiced by Steven Yeun, Amanda Kim’s eclectic portrait paints a vivid picture of Paik’s outlandish, boundary-pushing vision.

The Last Emperor
(1987)Discover the story of Pu Yi, the three-year-old boy who became emperor of China in 1908. Living in the spectacular Forbidden City, Pu Yi grows up in sumptuous surroundings amid reverent treatment. Later deposed, the last emperor becomes a western-style playboy and then Japan's puppet emperor of Manchuria.