An intimate filmed performance of Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto is set to screen as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. Ryuichi, who died in March 2023, left his audience a parting gift, his swansong, captured on camera by his son, Director Neo Sora. Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote award winning scores for the films The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky and The Revenant and found worldwide recognition with Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, a film he also co-starred in with David Bowie. Sakamoto was not only a famous composer, but a celebrated pianist, political activist, and at one point, a famous pop star with his electronic-pop band The Yellow Magic Orchestra.