Yukihiro Takahashi

Propaganda

Makoto Satō, Saito Shin

Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi

Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some to be the best visual work from 'Y.M.O.'

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Stephen Nomura Schible

Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Bowie

One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop star to Oscar-winning film composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan’s social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.

Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto

Elizabeth Lennard

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano

Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

No Smoking

Taketoshi Sado

Haruomi Hosono, Van Dyke Parks

A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his solo activities. It also includes in-depth coverage from recent years of his first overseas performances in London, New York and Los Angeles. In London, he was joined by Yukihiro Takahashi, and when Ryuichi Sakamoto made a surprise appearance onstage, the YMO members were reunited for the first time in five years, a must-see spectacle captured on film. Written by Nikkatsu

異人たちとの夏

Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Morio Kazama, Kumiko Akiyoshi

Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his failure as a husband and father, and goes to a 'Rakugo' show, where a friendly man in the audience invites him home. Harada is puzzled at the strong resemblance of this man and his wife to his own parents, who were killed nearly 30 years ago when he was twelve.

Labyrinth of Cinema

Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time into the world inside the screen.

Norwegian Wood

Tran Anh Hung

Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

天国にいちばん近い島

Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Tomoyo Harada, Miyoko Akaza

A teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

四月の魚

Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Yukihiro Takahashi, Kyō Kanoko

A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.

YMO: Winter Live '81

Tsuneo Matsuzaki

Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yellow Magic Orchestra concert recorded in late December 1981 at the Shinjuku Koma Theater.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono

A domestic live tour in 1981 when YMO released two masterpiece albums, "BGM" and "Technodelic". A live concert filmed at the Shinjuku Koma Theater, "WINTER LIVE 1981" focuses on songs from "BGM" and "Technodelic" and symbolizing the mid-term YMO catalogue along with artistic performing art. The audio is also remastered, giving the viewer a more realistic feel.

MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE PASSION MANIACS マニアの受難

Yasuhiro Shirai

Keiichi Suzuki, Toru Okada

30 years of the band, 30 years of Japanese rock. The story of passion toward the band and music.

Technodon in Tokyo Dome

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono

YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan

Makoto Satō, Saito Shin

Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi

Yellow Magic Orchestra playing songs from the album Service in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan in the 22 Dec. 1983

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

Brian Comerford, Jeff Reece

Yoko Kanno, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers, penned lyrics to anime film scores, and run with the multimedia underground of that city's avant-garde. Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist is a 90-minute documentary film detailing those artistic relationships in the expansive career of artistic word-smith, Chris Mosdell. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo and Fukui, Japan, and New York City, USA, the film highlights Mosdell's rise from obscure expatriate bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The story is told through exclusive interviews. Tokyo itself also figures into the narrative as a major character, featuring copious clips of original footage from inside the city that inspires Mosdell's work.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono

A live performed on August 5, 2011 at NHK 101 Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. Yellow Magic Orchestra, who has almost never done a studio live, played "RYDEEN", "FIRECRACKER", "COSMIC SURFIN", and others, in front of about 1,000 spectators selected by lottery. Keigo Oyamada, Tomohiko Gondo, and Christian Fennesz participated as support members.