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Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

2017 · 100 min

A meditative, intimate portrait that immerses you in sound and resilience, slow and quietly moving.

Directed by
Stephen Nomura Schible
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Bowie
Tagline
A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Overview
Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.

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Directed by
Stephen Nomura Schible
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Bowie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • healing
  • environment
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Stephen Nomura Schible
Written by
Stephen Nomura Schible
Starring
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Bowie, John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Haruomi Hosono
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography
Neo Sora, Tom Richmond
Runtime
100 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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