Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Concerts Remastered” will be broadcast on NHK BS Premium 4K on Saturday, March 16.
This program will broadcast the 4K remastered versions of two concerts Sakamoto performed at NHK Hall in the late 1980s after the breakup of YMO. NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHK Hall～”, which took place shortly after the release of the album “NEO GEO” and featured songs from the album and his previous work “Mirai-ha Yaro”, and “SAKAMOTO”, his first large-scale orchestra concert, which was held the day before the 60th Academy Awards ceremony for “The Last Emperor” for which Sakamoto himself won the Best Composition Award. The program will consist of two parts: “SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO,” Sakamoto’s first large-scale orchestral concert, which was held the day before the 60th Academy Awards ceremony for “The Last Emperor.
The program will be rebroadcast on NHK BS on Saturday, April 6.
Ryuichi Sakamoto Concert Remastered
March 16 (Sat) 22:30 – 0:10 (BS Premium 4K)
April 6 (Sat) 23:10 – 0:50 on the following day (NHK BS)
Broadcast Contents
Part 1 “NEO GEO ~1987.7.19 NHK Hall~” (First broadcast: November 7, 1987)
Part 2 “SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO” (June 26, 1988)
