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Documentary Reel
2012
Ryo’s documentary reel made in 2012. The shots are selected and edited together by Ryo himself.
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Notes From Liberia
2015
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Ryo Murakami, Judd Ehrlich
Producer – Judd Ehrlich
Editor – Chris Iversen, David Lieberman
Music – Khari Mateen
Official Selection: Docudays UA International Film Festival, International Bosphorus Film Festival
Awards: Audience Award – Lanzarote International Film Festival, Honorable Mention – RiverRun International Film Festival
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"1956"
2015
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Ramon and Pedro (Laurent Fauchere, Antoine Tinguely)
Writer – Laurent Fauchère, Antoine Tinguely, Ilona Tinguely, Mathias Urban
Producer – Xavier Derigo
Editor – Greg Slagle
Music – Michael Montes
Official Selection: Sploid Short Film Festival
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Out of My Hand
2015
Cinematographer in Liberia – Ryo Murakami
Director – Takeshi Fukunaga
Writer – Takeshi Fukunaga, Donari Braxton
Producer – Donari Braxton, Mike Fox
Editor – Eugene Yi, Takeshi Fukunaga
Cinematographer in NY – Owen Donovan
Sound Recordist – Mike Wolf Snyder
Music – Tyondai Braxton
Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama), Stockholm Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival
Awards: US Best Fiction – LA Film Festival, John Cassavetes Award Nomination – Independent Spirit Awards
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Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire
2012
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Mika Ninagawa
Producer – Hajime Kohama, Kerry Taylor
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UNU - Standing Strong
2012
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami, Hideo Sato (Cine-Tech)
Director – Kaori Brand
Exective producer: Anne McDonald, Brendan Barret
Music – David Jiménez
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Themes from a Rosary
2012
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director/Writer – Donari Braxton
Producer – Takeshi Fukunaga, Mike Fox
Editor – Andrew Borin, Takeshi Fukunaga
Music – Tyondai Braxton
Sound Recordist – Kyle Porter
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Blank City
2010
Sound Recordist – Claire Houghtalen, Chico Nadal
Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
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Wu-Tang - Our Dreams
2010
Cinematographer (except the Method Man segment) – Ryo Murakami
Director – Rik Cordero
Producer – Sophia Leang, Mike Fox
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Run For Your Life
2008
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Judd Ehrlich
Producer – Judd Ehrlich
Editor – Alison Shurman
Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, BendFilm Festival
Awards: Outstanding Achievement Documentary – New York Emmy Awards
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UNU - Kanazawa
2011
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director/Producer – Kaori Brand
Writer/Editor – Luis Patron
Music – David Jiménez
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A degree Fahrenheit
2010
Mood video for the fashion brand, A Degree Fahrenheit by Yu Amatsu.
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Takeshi Fukunaga
Music – Ken Kaizu
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GMHC
2011
Cinematographer – Shin, Ryo Murakami
Director – Jonathan Turner & Jason Farrer
Producer – Sabine Manas (executive producer), Mitsu Hagiwara (associate producer)
Editor – Andrew Borin
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Bill W
2012
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Dan Carracino, Kevin Hanlon
Writer – Dan Carracino, Patrick Gambuti Jr., Kevin Hanlon
Producer – Dan Carracino, Kevin Hanlon
Editor – Patrick Gambuti Jr.
Art Director – Timothy Whidbee
Music – Gil Talmi
Sound Recordist – Adam Bowick, Gary A. Bruckner, Tyler Cartner, Abe Dolinger, Jesse Flower-Ambroch, Arwen Hunter, Tim Snider, Deborah Wallach, Merce Williams
Awards: Local Heroes Award – Cleveland International Film Festival
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Glasser - Design
2013
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Jonathan Turner
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Magic Camp
2012
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami, Laela Kilbourn
Director – Judd Ehrlich
Producer – Judd Ehrlich
Editor – Nicholas Bussey, David Lieberman
Music – Michael Hearst
Sound Recordist – Judd Ehrlich, Jason O’Neill, Dimitri Tisseyre, Marcin Tyszka
Official Selection: Tronto International Film Festival, Doc NYC, Miami International Film Festival
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Clipse - Popular Demand
2009
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Rik Cordero
Producer – Mike Fox
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Far From Iraq
2008
Cinematographer – Ryo Murakami
Director – Delphine Dhilly
Producer – Patrick Winocour
Official Selection: IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)