Kaori Muraji - 村治佳織 - Merry Christmas,Mr Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto's

[@thegraphicsfactory]

RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto , what beautiful piece... heavenly

[@pauleteo7738]

Had this song at my daughters funeral. Haunting but beautiful at the same time. Ends with hope which gives me comfort

[@justyami]

late but rip :(

[@bekfroster2022]

I'm so sorry for your loss, sir :( RIP

[@shukangyu5479]

Sorry for your loss... R.I.P... She would love it at another world.

[@zekkampung2235]

Sorry for your lost buddy. I hope you keep listening to this beautiful masterpiece with great memories.

[@DanielSantos-cr5sx]

Sorry man. RIP!

[@jamesgretsch4894]

in my opinion "Merry Christmas Mr Lawence" is one of the best written songs ever. All versions I have heard are incredible which is a testament to songwriting genius of Mr. Sakamoto. The David Sylvian version, or the piano version Mr. Sakamoto does or the original all are breathtaking. This version with the guitar is almost causes me to cry because she brings out such emotion in a song that already has emotion like no other song. Simply beautiful.

[@wezzuh2482]

i wholeheartedly agree. It might be the most beautiful melody i've heard.

[@zekkampung2235]

Dust in my eyes

[@dredo42]

True!

[@xothermik]

I agree. I consider this the soundtrack of my life. I feel my birth listening to this

[@DonHaka]

i wish David Sylvian would have performed Forbidden Colours live with Ryuichi Sakamoto. In the original arrangement. Sylvian did perform the song, but changed it drastically to fit his album Dead Bees on A Cake which was released in 1999.

[@mamas2915]

12年前のこの動画に今泣かされた、幻想を感じました。 本当に良い音楽をありがとうございます。

[@ww3032]

Great work by both. The master ryuichi Sakamoto did a great job in taking a step back and not let the piano overpower the guitar as is common when the guitar is paired with another instrument. Kaori muraji is of course a master of the instrument.

[@MijuNasu]

Still listening in 2022.. beautiful, and breathtaking and one of the most iconic underrated song,,

[@bboboneill]

Agreed

[@NGAcoustic]

It's a shame Kaori Muraji isn't more famous - she's a fantastic guitarist. This rendition is simply awe-inspiring

[@kdevinturner8778]

Something in my head, heart, and soul tells me she is doing fine.

[@こかどまこと]

香織さんは、本当に天才ですね❣️ 香織さんのファンになって、大分経ちましたが、ずっと聴いてゆきたいです❣️

[@肩乗りネコ]

ギターの邪魔にならずピアノを合わせる 凄い事だよな

[@ようこすずき-s8u]

戦場のメリークリスマスを演奏している動画は数ありますが、この村治さんのギターの演奏が一番慰めの感情にあふれている気がします。

[@DodoDyorama]

why this music feels so emotional??? I could feel sadness but at the same time I feel a new hope...

[@MissMarilyn1962]

Maybe .. we all left some day ' Our Loved Ones' behind us.. we all die someday.. but ' The Memory ' is the beginning from what still born once a day in our heart and soul .. to never forget and feeling it even in our last breath...

[@kaeltkottmir]

Because that's how life goes on

[@anovosedlik]

This is objectively one of the most beautiful songs on earth. I cry tears of joy, pain, love, and every emotion on earth every time I hear it. May he rest peacefully. He’s a genius that will forever live in my soul.

[@矢板さくら]

困難な時、いつも寄り添ってくれた曲でした。これからも。 教授　沢山の感動を本当に有難うございました。

[@KimRobotCarter]

Since I heard this first, way back then, it remains a simple yet enigmatic piece of music. A total classic regardless of version, as well noted in other comments. It takes some serious Sakamoto expertise to create such a simple tune, yet a tune that can bring tears to the eyes of the listener. Such pieces of music that can bring forth such emotion, so easily, are surely classics. Sakamoto Rule!

[@takubo0318]

ボキャブラリーが乏しいから素晴らしい演奏って言葉しか出てこないけどとにかく心に響く演奏だと感じる

[@kazehagino895]

村治さんが創り出す音色は独特な個性で素晴らしい。胆力の備わった 天才奏者だと思う。坂本龍一さんと，お互い天才の出会いが羨ましい。

[@nigelduckworth4419]

I heard this years ago and had forgotten about it. But now revisiting it, it is twice as melodic and twice as powerful in creating emotions than when I first heard it. I have been a guitarist for nearly 60 years but some of the chord shapes which Kaori is producing defy description. Totally stunning.

[@petermell3104]

Well said I agree 😢❤

[@keithwray9546]

I've been coming back here every Christmas for years now. Always makes me smile. A very beautiful piece of music indeed.

[@benjamindelamata]

Se que este comentario al ser en Español no llegará muy lejos, pero si por un casual llega al señor Ryuichi Sakamoto así lo hago. Admiro profundamente la profundidad y emoción que trasmite su música, estoy profundamente agradecido de poder escuchar y sentir su música maestro,gracias de un humilde admirador.

[@ffoslen]

+Benjamin de la Mata Bonitas palabras estimado.

[@miguelnery1272]

+Benjamin de la Mata en verdad, hablo portugués, mas su comentario llegó a me, así como su sentimiento. Bonitas palabras! Sinto el mismo!

[@pedroortiz1655]

+Benjamin de la Mata .No te preocupes ,no estas solo, todos los que admiramos a SAKAMOTO Y a KAORI MURAJI ,estamos unidos por el sentimiento .

[@EduardoAstorga124593]

+Benjamin de la Mata Sus composiciones son hermosas, me llegan y me hacen sentir. Esta versión es muy hermosa también.

[@BrandokuSD]

+Benjamin de la Mata opino igual :v

[@GothicKin]

The best version I've heard so far. Great interpretation, she plays perfectly. Ryuichi does a great accompaniment.

[@seeburgm100a]

Coming back to revisit this again. I love this version of the melody best, but they are all great! The movie is an outstanding work of art also, in large part because of Mr Sakamoto's sound track, his part in the film and the incomparable David Bowie.

[@bigredfella13]

I adore the original, first time hearing this version, goosebumps, gorgeous x

[@patricknaera]

So beautiful and in its gracefulness I find sadness and peace. A wonderful piece of music.

[@bathsheba56]

I'm sure I wrote this earlier, but this is one of most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[@marciebalme588]

+Castor Denston yes I agree - my beloved Father In Law fought in the Pacific on the Island of New Britain he hated the Japanese yet this Movie brought him to tears especially the ending - he has been dead since 1995 - we miss him so much

[@bathsheba56]

Unconditional forgiveness is an incredible thing. Jack Celliers represents Jesus Christ, of course. This is a little late, but, Marcie, your story came so unexpectedly! Thanks so much for sharing about your father's life!

[@rinkystingpieceful]

Kaori Muraji has to be one of the most completely beautiful Japanese women ever... her music, her looks, her demeanour, everything. Imagine being serenaded by her, you would just melt. What an amazing woman. I want to have her babies. #swoon lol

[@stancurrent8133]

marcie balme. it really is the most powerful music to conquer hate. . . .your father in law is in that place of love. . . .please read The Seed and The Sower by Sir Laurens van der Post. . . .it's based on his struggle to overcome hate of the Japanese after his war experiences. . .the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is based on this book. . . his work with Jung helped him to see from his dreams that we can't hate anyone. . . .only what we may all do in thought, word and deed. BLESSINGS

[@xniamk3685]

everytime I watch this it always give me the chills

[@TRIPLE6.A]

村治佳織さんの美しい音色が響くたびに、教授は抑えに入りながらも、その音楽をさらに昇華させ まるで神秘的な 光 が舞台全体を包み込むかのような、華やかで素晴らしい演奏を奏でていますね ! 特に、0:38 での村治さんの右手によるハーモニクスを織り交ぜる技術は必聴で、何度も繰り返し聴いています ! 大舞台で 教授 と共に 火花 を散らしながら演奏する姿は、神秘的で神々しいです ! 心温まる素晴らしい演奏をアップして頂き 心より深く感謝申し上げます。誠にありがとうございます !『 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 』Memoris ＆ forever !　 教授もきっと喜んでいることでしょう !

[@dk330dk]

ギターの音色がこんなに素敵だって改めて感じました。 とっても素敵な曲ですね！

[@zero-tt1zq]

一音、一音に命が吹き込まれいっているのが実感出来る素晴らしい演奏です...

[@harryv6752]

02-24-11 That was my birthday 8, nearly 9 years ago. Such bittersweet memories. Beautiful rendition. So memorially beautiful.

[@clarence-theregularcat7708]

so beautiful. love how she inserts the high pitchy notes

[@ww3032]

They're called harmonics. Now you know what they're called maybe you can search them for more pieces that utilize them! Enjoy!

[@alexyang8440]

this is massively gorgeous. Mr Sakamoto, we are so greatly in your debt.

[@descendant0fdragons]

He is just great. We cheer and applauded. For him, it is just a monday.

[@pseudotatsuya]

村治佳織と押尾コータローのカバーは日本でずっと聴き続けられるべき

[@kdevinturner8778]

I could never go to a concert this beautiful without a box or two of tissue.

[@bakajuju5186]

All versions are always a perfection. I don't know why, but this music always had a special place in my heart, in my life in general. It echoes in me. From the very beginning, and forever, it will be a real musical revelation. My "coup de coeur", in french. Melody, rhythm, and even the movie... Always get me, under shower or driving, wherever, whenever. Thanks for this blessing, M. Sakamoto

[@windsorwoman]

Let her take two or three more bows! So impressed every time I listen to this. Brava, Muraji-san!

[@larry8088]

beautiful song, lady, and composer.one of my all time favorite songs too. by the way she is so passionate if you listen at 4min-2sec mark, you can hear the intensity of her breathing..tough cookie, no wonder she has exclusive record deal. very talented.

[@emilyhutjes]

Music that can heal this world's sadness. Mr. Sakamoto, I shall always love him.

[@KENSHINSHOCK]

I love this beautiful cover of Kaori and Sakamoto!!

[@vallievi]

to me, an equisite piece by two exquisite musicians... the subtlety of the timbric variations of each of the instruments and the harmonic variations of the piece have to be appreciated. Also, it induces a trance by repetition - quite oriental - that is strongly reinforced in the last part. A masterpiece in its economy of resources and mastery of interpretation.

[@stancurrent8133]

veronica it's very meditative. . .the book and movie suggest an immense emotional struggle between love and hate

[@ibonunzalu4193]

Descanse en paz,dejaste está hermosísima música,que por siempre le recordara

[@786itube]

Such a beautiful interpretation of this sad song and which has a tragic history. Kaori is exceptional - as always

[@TheLio666]

this version transposed with the guitar is a pure master piece

[@ThePiersidente]

Two incredibly talented musicians and breathlessly beautiful...

[@syniekos]

Beautiful performances from BOTH artists ..!!!

[@andredejongh1411]

So many emotions, the movie, the scene, dramatic feelings accompanied with this epic song of mr Sakamoto. Can't stop listening nor crying, beautiful

[@rogerkincaid931]

I am inclined to be believe this to be the best rendition.

[@mekkimekki8608]

リアルYMO世代です 高校の時、からずーっと 聴き続け、引き続けています。 村治さんのこの、メロディーを エコーの様に奏でる奏法！！！ これぞ個性的でカッコ良いです さすがです　感動します この天才2人の演奏に David sylvianがきて ボーカルをのせたら、 それは　それは　もう 言葉にはできない空間になるな あー聴いてみたいです。 教授様、ご冥福をお祈りします。

[@evel-keneval8210]

She plays with absolute authority, perfect intonation and control, and the flourishes of a true maestro. As an amateur player, I CAN play this recognisably, with some feeling. But I can't get anywhere near the majestic luxury she delivers. It's UTTERLY humbling, to see a performance like this.

[@野村忠明-r4o]

たいへん素晴らしい演奏でした。聴くことができて、たいへんよかったです。ありがとうございました。

[@taumpytears]

wow, this song brought me to tears, i can just feel the emotion and passion from both musicians as they play.

[@小林正弘-q8p]

so beautiful. i hope this song will last and spread forever across all generarions and all the world.

[@yeselken-eliporquet5461]

I hope too

[@baekonandeggs]

Every musician that plays songs, you can see them absorbed into it

[@bent9475]

Yes i agree one hundred %

[@jbaboeram66]

Chills, Thank you Mr Sakamoto RIP your a legend and Kaori Muraji💜

[@adrianwhite6509]

this song will be never die just amazing ... so powerful in its form of however its played .. goose bumps

[@dmswan3172]

Stunning performance - so beautiful and moving played as a duet with guitar!💕💕💕

[@robertgershen4235]

私は日本人です。でももうアメリカ国籍を入手して、８年になります。毎日、この曲を拝聴して、和の魂が生きた旋律に元気をいただいています。素晴らしいですよね。

[@kenfolstad1346]

2 Master Artists on one of the most iconic songs ever written, beautiful beyond words, thank you for posting this

[@phoenixstar2000]

I've always been in the fantasy mode when I hear this music. I imagined that I'm in a place filled with snow and is filled with darkness but at the same time, I feel a sense of hope that every problem that I'm facing will eventually work out. It's both a sad and happy feeling and to the composer, Ryuichi, it has been more than 20 years after the movie but it still touched my life whenever I hear this song. Bravo.

[@Pravduh]

🌻♥️i feel that too🌍

[@maxtotten7337]

Wow! Both the composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the lovely guitarist on stage performing his signature tune such beauty!

[@anthonyinnes4412]

my father fought in Burma during the second world war, this music always reminds me of him. fab.

[@marciebalme588]

yes agree - my beloved Father In Law fought on the Island of New Britain with the 29th/46th Australian Infantry Battalion - a wonderful man who is sadly missed

[@Bruce-1956]

we will remember them

[@archiebunker4108]

Mine too!

[@xansuswanka2859]

RIP. Let's Pray for a Peaceful world.. No more War. SPREAD LOVEE ❤❤❤

[@auldreekie7768]

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence moves me in a way no other piece of music can. ❤

[@silverysnowfox]

Learnt the whole song but her level of playing is incredible. The strength her fingers have ;v;

[@stephensomerville768]

I have listened to versions all my life and I know I will continue to. Wonderful... Thank You 👏👏👏❤❤❤

[@Mikasa186_]

Rest in peace ryuichi sakamoto

[@karrot101]

so beautiful on so many levels

[@christophebercaud6586]

Musique magnifique qui nous remplit de nostalgie à en tirer des larmes. Nous n'oublierons pas David Bowie et Ryuichi Sakamoto.Cette musique restera intemporelle!!!!!!!

[@guillaumesandmayer7053]

Beyond art. The performance is beyond being tainted with commentary and words.

[@Ancupola]

So beautiful! God bless the wonderful Japanese people and their culture.

[@kevinbailey6003]

What a beautiful and haunting acoustic version of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, by a very exceptional talented young lady, a memorizing fabulous version❤

[@hosackies]

She's in the zone! Sounded like she's playing 2 guitars! Talented!

[@raquelmarques3117]

R.I.P, dear Mr. Sakamoto. God bless your eternal soul.

[@yambarudan]

A beautiful rendition of this emotional piece of music. Remembering David Bowie with each chord. Farewell spaceman, Ziggy Stardust, Thin White Prince.

[@sunnyweather]

+yambarudan The Thin White Duke

[@木下京子-j4t]

素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます。 辛い日々の中にこの動画に出会い私は、優しく愛を、辛い中でも、愛すること、優しくあることを想像したのだと思います。そして、今でも、愛すること、自分を大事にすることを、やりつづけています！😊今、奇跡の中にいます。私達はいつでも、天使になれるのですよ。ありがとうございます👼👼👼👼👼👼💕

[@LawOfAttractionPro]

Goosebumps!! How can anyone thumbs down??

[@spamsamwabam]

this piece brings a tear to my eye EVERYTIME!

[@Runar_W]

beautiful music, beautiful woman

[@MrIzura]

Theres also a cute old guy playing the piano mister.

[@vivifiente9184]

Agree. Mr Sakamoto has been and always be a handsome man.

[@ericwalker8912]

:-)

[@MrIzura]

+MasterHand heck yea, old guy FTW

[@benoittymen9799]

merry Christmas mister Lawrence

[@koichiito6973]

The sound of guitar and piano that touches my heart!!

[@plattawabbe]

I've been listening to this video over and over for the past four days. I love it. It's wonderful. I feel like it captures the sense of yearning and frustration I'm feeling now, a year away from graduating university and completely at a loss on what to do next, meanwhile parents breathing down my neck to get off their damn property.

[@amt4469]

plattawabbe 💜

[@amt4469]

How are you now 2020?

[@risingkhero1714]

I hope you're doing well!

[@elliotiskewl]

woahh, it's not often i come across such a beautiful piece of music... absolutely amazing

[@PaleRider54]

I first heard this song as a result of watching "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" many, many years ago. It was still recognizable from just a few bars played of it on a radio show lead-in. Ryuichi both acted in it and composed this tragic but beautifully haunting melody as it's theme. Its alternate name is "Forbidden Colors", forbidden because of the issue it addresses of gay undercurrents in Japanese society during WWII.

[@ia2814]

素晴らしいです。何年もわたって何度も聴いています。

[@5555ケンケン]

坂本龍一恐るべし。弾いてることにも気付かせない程ぴったりあわせて裏方役もできるんだね。

[@kotachan-shiro]

全く同感です。 アコースティックギターの演奏に合わせた奏法、素晴らし過ぎます👍 ご病気を克服しての再度のご活躍、本当に嬉しいです。 ありがとうございました。

[@水野義久-g1s]

クラシックギターだ アコースティックギターじゃない‼

[@THEXHORN]

Kotachan Shiro クラシックギターな。 パン切り包丁と牛刀くらい違うで。

[@shibugaki5306]

勘違いしてる人多いけど、クラシックギターも広い意味ではアコースティックギターの一種やからそこまで間違いでもないんだよな... 「アコースティックギター」という言葉が狭義的な使い方をされる、つまりフォークギターのことをさして使われることが多いだけであって

[@高槻卿]

@@shibugaki5306 それな一概にアコギっても色々あるしね。一般にアコギと言うとフォークギターを連想するかもしれないけど大きな間違い

[@鬱苦しく生きる美しさ]

貴重な映像アップして下さり有難うございます。

[@JC-og1jp]

When she does notes directly on the fret and the ones near the fret It makes it sound more Japanese like a koto

[@matteogori9050]

Harmonics? They do sound japanese :)

[@reifuji5541]

素晴らしい音の紡ぎ合わせ‼︎ ギター弾きの憧れです‼︎教授の寄り添うピアノとのバランスも最高で、音楽の力を感じます！

[@OverExcitedMartin]

This is absolutely AMAZING! Why has it only got like 8000 views????? IT DESERVS SO MUCH MORE! Kaori, you are fantastic :) Keep it up!

[@nickryan6787]

Well your wish is granted, 3.7m views i think that's quite a milestone for a yt video5

[@pradeepsubasinghe23]

This music captures the pure essence. of.merry Christmas mr.lawrence..1984.i was soo.entertained.by that.motion picture. and the.musical.score..brilliant. bravo.

[@mhajisuke8251]

すばらしいの一語につきますね。

[@TheHumanGuitarist]

This performance is absolutely impeccable. The word "serene" comes to mind.

[@Elizabethmusicvideo]

SO BEAUTIFUL! I could hear this playing a lll through my house…like magic!

[@ladygiuliag2706]

Metterei milioni di like a questa superba esecuzione, purtroppo uno solo è possibile. Bravo, really great, i could hear it forever, love it!

[@totoro81791]

One of the main reasons I love classical/spanish guitars. This is just simply beautiful.

[@jasonwarlond6743]

Good to see the great man accompanying her. Whether his original version or this, both stunning.

[@niveacorreia8886]

i am enchanted...greetings from brazil !

[@yuzuyoko]

本当に癒されます。理性と知性がある。例え間違えたとしても、その人の苦しみ、気持ち、限界があるわけで。。 過去に捉われずといっても、参照するわけで。。 どうか全てのたましいが、自分が安らかな場所にありますように。

[@isali84]

"japanese style "meaning modest even when skilled ....wich he surely is"

[@simontrowell3660]

In a crazy unforgiving world you can lose yourself in this piece of brilliance

[@lfaye9557]

It makes me wanna cry a little bit.

[@CAB1087]

hitting those harmonics at the beginning was amazing. awesome

[@codenasodqueen]

RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto!