In Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto
Fri, Jun 23 – Thu, Jun 29

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Fri, Jun 23
- Sat, Jun 24
Director: Nagisa Ōshima Run Time: 124 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1983 Language: Japanese
Starring: David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Tom Conti
We kick off our tribute to the late actor/composer Ryuichi Sakamoto with one of his most iconic scores...

The Last Emperor
- Sat, Jun 24
- Sun, Jun 25
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Run Time: 163 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1987
Starring: Dennis Dun, Joan Chen, John Lone, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Victor Wong, Vivien Wu
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

The Sheltering Sky
- Sun, Jun 25
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Run Time: 138 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1990
Starring: Campbell Scott, Debra Winger, John Malkovich
With this Paul Bowles adaptation, Sakamoto once again pens a score for an international production by Bernardo Bertolucci...

The Handmaid’s Tale
- Mon, Jun 26
Director: Volker Schlöndorff Run Time: 108 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1990
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Faye Dunaway, Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall
A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
- Tue, Jun 27
Director: John Maybury Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1998
Starring: Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi, Tilda Swinton
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score highlights this film about the unconventional relationship between renowned British painter Francis Bacon (Jacobi) and...
Derrida
- Tue, Jun 27
Director: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick Run Time: 84 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2002
Starring: Jacques Derrida
Sakamoto wrote the opening theme for this intriguing documentary about the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of...

Tony Takitani
- Wed, Jun 28
Director: Jun Ichikawa Run Time: 76 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2005 Language: Japanese
Starring: Issey Ogata, Rie Miyazawa
Again showing his range, Ryuichi Sakamoto creates the delicate score for this adaptation of an oddly tragic Haruki...

Snake Eyes
- Wed, Jun 28
Director: Brian De Palma Run Time: 98 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1998
Starring: Carla Gugino, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Nicolas Cage, Stan Shaw
25th Anniversary!

The Revenant
- Thu, Jun 29
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Run Time: 157 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2015
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s man-against-nature-against-man frontier epic is propelled by Ryuichi Sakamoto’s dynamic score. When fur trapper Hugh Glass...

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
- Thu, Jun 29
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible Run Time: 100 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2017 Language: Japanese
Starring: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Brattle Debut! This intimate portrait explores Ryuichi Sakamoto’s return to music following his first cancer diagnosis, leading to...