Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies at 71

By on April 3, 2023

Academy Award-winning Japanese music maker Ryuichi Sakamoto best known for his film scores, The Last Emperor and Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, has died at age 71 on Tuesday.

Keyboardist in the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto contracted oropharynx cancer in 2014, and was reported to have rectal cancer in 2021.

While battling cancer for years, he continued his musical activities and released “12”, his first original album in six years. on Jan. 17 this year.

In June 2023, a music he wrote for Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest film ‘Monster’ will be released.

 

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