Kagami review: Mixed-reality gig brings dead headliner back to life

Kagami
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum
Manchester Worldwide Competition

I AM sitting at Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ft, watching the legendary musician and composer play his prize-winning rating for the 1983 movie Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence on a grand piano. I watch his fingers transfer exactly on the keys, his focus, the folds of his jacket as he hunches over the instrument. Tears effectively in my eyes contained in the headset I’m sporting, and I’m solely vaguely acutely aware of the …