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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA Coming To Blu-Ray And DVD For The First Time On November 3

 will be newly available on Blu-ray and DVD on November 3, 2020. This special edition release from  will also include the full concert documentary .

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA” is streaming on MUBI

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA (Venice ‘17)

One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto, has established an impressive career for himself that spans from techno-pop stardom to becoming an Oscar-winning composer and anti-nuclear activist. This intimate portrait explores Sakamoto's return to music following a cancer diagnosis, leading to the creation of a haunting new masterpiece.

Stephen Nomura Schible's wonderful feature debut is a revelatory exploration of Ryuichi Sakamoto, his work, environmentalism, and the incredible album async. This lovely and graceful exploration offers a rare glimpse into the artistic process of the renowned musician.

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: async AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY (Berlin ‘18)

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. This sensorial work includes accompanying video imagery by Shiro Takatani and experimental filmmaker Takashi Makino.

SPECS
Running Time: 101 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: 5.1 Surround/2.0 Stereo
Region: NTSC, 1 (DVD) A (Blu-ray)
Language: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English, English SDH

CREDITS
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible
Producer: Eric Nyari
Starring: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Distributor: MUBI
DVD/Blu-ray distributed: by Kino Lorber

Pre-order link: HERE

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Rhythm Zaveri

Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.

An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.

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