Ryuichi Sakamoto
17 January 1952 – 28 March 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese composer, pianist and record producer. A founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978, he worked across electronic, classical and film music, and won an Academy Award for his score to The Last Emperor. He also acted in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and was prominent in anti-nuclear and environmental campaigning in Japan after 2011.
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Life events
His father was a literary editor; he began piano lessons as a child.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied composition and later electronic and ethnic music at graduate level.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe formed the electronic group with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe appeared opposite David Bowie in Nagisa Oshima's film and wrote its soundtrack.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe shared the award with David Byrne and Cong Su for Bernardo Bertolucci's film.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe based himself in New York for much of the rest of his career.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe helped organise the No Nukes concerts and spoke at anti-nuclear rallies in Japan.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe paused work for treatment and announced the illness publicly.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first solo album in eight years, made after his cancer treatment.
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