A long conversation between film composer and actor Ryuichi Sakamoto, and scholar and film critic Shigehiko Hasumi on The Last Emperor. Read Sakamoto's previous interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci: https://lysisme.art.blog/2021/03/14/translation-ryuichi-sakamoto-interviews-bernardo-bertolucci/ Originally published in A Picture Book of The Last EmperorDecember 10, 1987.Photographer: Takahisa IdeEnglish translation by Stella Hsieh Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shigehiko Hasumi 01. The … Continue reading A Private Dialogue: Shigehiko Hasumi and Ryuichi Sakamoto on The Last Emperor
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Translation: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews Bernardo Bertolucci
Originally published in Japanese in A Picture Book of The Last EmperorOn October 27, 1987, at Bertolucci’s homeInterviewer: Ryuichi SakamotoEnglish Translation by Stella Hsieh Bernardo Bertolucci ©Frank Connor An Epic Film?Ryuichi Sakamoto: There must be some people who come to see The Last Emperor expecting it to be a great epic film shot on location … Continue reading Translation: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews Bernardo Bertolucci
Between Thought and Expression 