Rain for the Last Emperor.

紫禁城，北京。- Forbidden City, Beijing.

 

Rain - Ryuichi Sakamoto

 

The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto

 

Even a luxurious cage with golden bars is still a prison without freedom.

 

The Emperor's Cricket scene. "The Last Emperor" directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

 

Final scene "The Last Emperor" directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

 

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Filmworks XII: 2002 Volume Two. Three Documentaries - John Zorn

 

Shaolin Ulysses

Shaolin Family

Shaolin Mambo

Shaolin Spirit

Shaolin Bossa

Shaolin Dream

Shaolin Ulysses (end titles)

 

Shaolin Spirit (duo) / Min Xiao-Fen, pipa. Marc Ribot, classic guitar

 

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音楽は魂との直接的なコミュニケーションである。世界は音で溢れている。ただ、私たちは普段、それらを音楽として聴くことはない。

坂本 龍 (Ryuichi Sakamoto)

 

Bolerish - Ryuichi Sakamoto

 

Amore - Ryuichi Sakamoto

 

Blu - Ryuichi Sakamoto

 

Forbidden Colors - Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian (direct sound Madia Bamn, Tokyo)

 

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La muerte siempre está en camino, pero el hecho de que no sepamos cuándo llegará parece restarle finitud a la vida. Lo que odiamos tanto es esa terrible precisión. Pero como no sabemos, nos toca creer que la vida es un pozo sin fondo. Sin embargo, las cosas ocurren solo un determinado número de veces, en realidad, muy pocas. ¿Cuántas veces más recordarás cierta tarde de tu infancia, una tarde que forma una parte tan entrañable de tu ser que ni siquiera puedes imaginar la vida sin ella? Quizá cuatro o cinco veces más. Quizás ni eso. ¿Cuántas veces más verás salir la luna llena? Quizás veinte y sin embargo éstas parecen infinitas.

'The sheltering sky' (El cielo protector) de Paul Bowles, 1949

 

The Sheltering Sky Theme - Ryuichi Sakamoto, original soundtrack. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

 

My small and humble tribute to a musical genius who passed away a little over a year ago, in March 2023. My favorite musician and for me the best music composer of the last decades... Ryuichi Sakamoto.

坂本 龍 (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tokio, 17 de enero de 1952 - Tokio, 28 de marzo de 2023)

 

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The time you have left in life decreases every day, so don't lie to yourself, be true music, live truly... and don't forget to look at the moon every day.

 

そして毎日月を見ることを忘れないでね… 坂本さん。

 

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PS: Puyi, Prince Chun's son was born on 7 February 1906. On 13 November 1908 he was summoned to the Forbidden City and an edict was issued proclaiming Puyi as Guangxu's successor. Puyi received the title of Emperor Xuantong, when he was less than three years old. Emperor Puyi's reign lasted only three years as the Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution, began in 1911, overthrowing the last imperial dynasty (the Qing Dynasty) and establishing the Republic of China. The "Articles of Favourable Treatment for the Emperor of the great Qing after his Abdication" was the document that formalised the end of imperial rule and the establishment of the republic on 12 February 1912, when Puyi was only six years old. The ‘Articles of Favourable Treatment’ allowed Puyi to retain many privileges, including his title as Emperor. However, under the agreement signed between the Qing imperial house and the new government of the Republic of China, Puyi was required and forced to live within the walls of the Forbidden City, transforming it into a strange, luxurious, gilded prison, cut off from the world. For some time Puyi did not know that his reign had been abolished. He became aware of this over time as he grew up. Puyi was a resident of the Forbidden City until 1924, when he was expelled from it, abandoning his particular and luxurious prison. Puyi was... the Last Emperor.

 

Y no olvides mirar la luna todos los días...

Done