Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto is a 1985 French-Japanese documentary co-production of France's INA and Yoroshita Music Inc. Shot in Tokyo and directed by Elizabeth Lennard, the film uses a "hands-off" nonlinear structure in which interviews with musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, concert footage of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and scenes of Sakamoto recording his 1984 studio album Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia are combined with stylized or naturalistic shots of traditional festivals, street dancers, the urban built environment, and city life in 1980s Tokyo. Lennard has described the film as "the sounds of Tokyo—seen through the eyes of, and a portrait of, Sakamoto."
Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
Directed by Elizabeth Lennard
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Themes
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1980s Tokyo, 1985, City Life, Concert Footage, French-Japanese Documentary, Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, Nonlinear Structure, Portrait Of Sakamoto, Sounds Of Tokyo, Street Dancers, Tokyo, Traditional Festivals, Urban Built Environment, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yoroshita Music Inc
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Subject: Documentary about music and musicians
Alternate Titles
Música de Tóquio
PT
Tokyo Melody
US
Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto
, FR
東京メロディー
JP