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Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto

  • TV Movie
  • 1985
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
JapaneseMusic DocumentaryDocumentaryMusic

Documentary directed by French photographer Elizabeth Lennard featuring the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions of his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical E... Read allDocumentary directed by French photographer Elizabeth Lennard featuring the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions of his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".Documentary directed by French photographer Elizabeth Lennard featuring the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions of his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

  • Director
    • Elizabeth Lennard
  • Stars
    • Ryūichi Sakamoto
    • Akiko Yano
    • Haruomi Hosono
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    186
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elizabeth Lennard
    • Stars
      • Ryūichi Sakamoto
      • Akiko Yano
      • Haruomi Hosono
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ryūichi Sakamoto
    Ryūichi Sakamoto
    • Self
    • (as Ryuichi Sakamoto)
    Akiko Yano
    • Self
    Haruomi Hosono
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Yukihiro Takahashi
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Bowie
    David Bowie
    • Self - Celliers
    • (archive footage)
    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Self - Hara
    • (archive footage)
    Tom Conti
    Tom Conti
    • Self - Lawrence
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Elizabeth Lennard
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    Music

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    • Trivia
      The blue tinted sequence of a block of flats ( mark 13'30 )
      • inside with a warning sign 'no safety net above',
      a pan shot of the complex & a shot of a playing grounds with children - depicts the very place that the action of OTOMO Katsuhiro 's comic book "Domu - a child's dream" (1981) takes place.
    • Connections
      Features Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Behind the Mask
      Written by Ryūichi Sakamoto
      Performed by Yellow Magic Orchestra

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 坂本龍一：東京旋律
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
      • Yoroshita Music
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono(original release)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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