Seiji Ozawa

An intimate portrait of the legendary conductor Seiji Ozawa.

In his more than six decades at the top of his profession, the great Seiji Ozawa worked with the world's most prestigious institutions such as the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Berlin Philharmonic... This 1985 documentary focuses on the Japanese conductor at the prime of his career, with a behind-the-scenes look at the world of the symphony orchestra. It communicates the intensity and passion Ozawa brings to his works as conductor and teacher, and shows him in the context of his relationship with former masters, current students and family. It also explores the cultural tensions that caused him to leave Japan and begin a career in the West.