Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 7.4 · 88% critics
This documentary follows a celebrated composer as he blends natural and human-made sounds into his music while reflecting on art, activism, and life after a serious illness. It also touches on how a national disaster deepened his public voice and sense of purpose.
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Details
- Original title
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-04
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (56 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like reflective music documentaries and artist profiles such as 20 Feet from Stardom or Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus; Not for you if you want a fast, dramatic rise-and-fall story.
Pros: thoughtful portrait; inspiring creative process; strong musical focus | Cons: quiet pacing; limited broader context; light on conflict
Themes
- composer
- live performance
- fukushima disaster (2011)
Cast & crew
Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Hugh Glass (archive footage)
David Bowie
as Jack Celliers (archive footage)
John Malkovich
as Port (archive footage)
Debra Winger
as Kit (archive footage)
Donatas Banionis
as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)
Natalya Bondarchuk
as Hari (archive footage)
Haruomi Hosono
as Self
Yukihiro Takahashi
as Self
Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible