Kitano

Kids Return (キッズ・リターン Kizzu Ritān) is a 1996 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The film was made directly after Kitano recovered from a motorcycle wreck that left one side of his body paralyzed. After extensive surgery and physical therapy he quickly went about making Kids Return amidst speculation that he might never be able to work again. The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi.

Basato sul manga giapponese di fama mondiale, "The Ghost in the Shell", dell'artista Masamune Shirow, il film Ghost in the Shell è ambientato in un futuro non troppo lontano, in cui il confine tra uomo e tecnologia è sempre più labile, e dove ritroviamo il Maggiore (Scarlett Johansson), una donna unica nel suo genere. Vittima di un terribile incidente, è stata salvata dalla morte e trasformata in un soldato perfetto tramite una modificazione cibernetica che l'ha resa un ibrido tra cyborg e essere umano, modificazione di cui è stata …

Makoto Ozone continues to play an active role on a global scale across genres. While working as a jazz pianist on the front lines since the 1980s, in recent years he has performed with many major classical orchestras in Japan and overseas. As he celebrates his 60th birthday in March 2021, he will release his first complete solo piano album in 13 years.

In the near future, Major Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Kusanagi is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Kusanagi discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.

Pianist/composer Frank Kimbrough has been active on the New York jazz scene for more than 25 years. Rumors is his fourth release for Palmetto Records. A constant winner in the Downbeat Critics Poll and a much sought after sideman, Frank is a regular member of the Maria Schneider Orchestra and is featured prominently on her Grammy award winning CD, Concert in the Garden. Rumors was recorded at Avatar studios in NYC in a matter of just a few hours and the result is a sincere, swinging trio session.

Initially released in 2006, Revep is the third collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the third installment of V.I.R.U.S.’s five albums series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album’s recordings are accompanied by three new compositions titled ‘City Radieuse’, ‘Veru 1’, and ‘Veru 2’.