How many more times can I see the full moon?

Because of music and movies, when Ryuichi Sakamoto came to Taipei four years ago in May, Lin Qiang invited us to have dinner together. We hit it off like old friends. That was the first and last time I saw him. He died in March this year, five years younger than me. He talks about the full moon in this book. I think of Borges's poem, written to his last companion Maria. Kodama's, he said that the golden wheel was full of tears because of people's gaze for countless centuries. He said, look, it is your bright mirror. I think there are many things that are constantly disappearing from the earth and are only stored in the moon. ──Hou Hsiao-hsien

♯Art lasts forever, life shows up in the morning
"If you do nothing, your life span will only be half a year." In December 2020, when Ryuichi Sakamoto discovered that cancer cells had metastasized, the doctor told him this. But before that day comes, he still has something to say. Whether it is the philosophical thoughts that support his creative activities and social movements, his feelings for the history and family of the Sakamoto family, or about the world after he leaves...

♯Review of work and thoughts, the final work of the school’s participation
Starting in July 2022, senior Japanese media person Suzuki Masafumi interviewed Sakamoto Ryuichi and began to write a column in the Japanese literary magazine "New Wave". The magazine column uses the sequel to "Music Makes You Free" published in 2009 as a starting point to review the life experiences of more than ten years: living with cancer, participating in earthquake disaster activities, observing war and nuclear energy, and also talking about travel. and creativity, at work from Noh music to conducting, and also mentioned what he saw and heard when he came to Taiwan in 2019 to participate in activities and study aboriginal music.

♯A diary recording the last days of life
Sakamoto Ryuichi once said: "Natsume Soseki was only forty-nine when he died of gastric ulcer. In comparison, even if I died at the age of sixty-two in 2014 when I was diagnosed with cancer, It's a very long life... The musicians I respect continued to write music until their deathbed. I hope to be able to compose music like my beloved Bach and Debussy until the last moment." The end of the book includes Suzuki Masabushidai Sakamoto Ryu The postscript written by Ryuichi Sakamoto reveals the last few words written and typed by Sakamoto Ryuichi in large quantities, and one can feel his strong emotions for music and life.