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A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews.
Episode 51 - A Tokyo Melody: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto
The easternKicks.com Podcast
1 hour 23 minutes 32 seconds
2 years ago
Episode 51 - A Tokyo Melody: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto
This episode Colette Balmain joins James and Andy to chat about Tokyo Melody, a 1985 documentary that recently resurfaced at Japan Cuts 2023 about Ryuichi Sakamoto, and to chat about the great musician, innovator and composer's legacy. Yonah Sichrovsky speaks to the film’s director Elizabeth Lennard. Meanwhile, Frank Djeng, king of audio commentaries, shares his thoughts on Sakamoto. Plus we have the return of the easternKicks picks! All in this bumper-packed show!
This episode’s handy timecodes
00:00:32 - Introduction00:02:09 - We discuss Tokyo Melody00:16:30 - Yonah chats to Elizabeth Lennard00:40:28 - Sakamoto's legacy00:52:33 - Frank Djeng remembers Sakamoto00:56:19 - Sakamoto's legacy continued01:07:20 - easternKicks picks01:22:48 - Outro
The easternKicks.com Podcast
A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews.
