No Smoking

A documentary about Haruomi Hosono a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme dOr winner Shoplifters The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his solo activities It also includes indepth coverage from recent years of his first overseas performances in London New York and Los Angeles In London he was joined by Yukihiro Takahashi and when Ryuichi Sakamoto made a surprise appearance onstage the YMO members were reunited for the first time in five years a mustsee spectacle captured on film Written by Nikkatsu