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  1. Oct 21, 2023 · October 21, 2023. Photograph by Jiro Konami. In late March, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was hailed as “arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world,” died at the age of...

  2. Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on January 17, 1952, in Tokyo. His father, Kazuki Sakamoto, was a well-known literary editor, and his mother, Keiko (Shimomura) Sakamoto, designed women's hats. He began taking piano lessons at age 6, and started to compose at age 10.

  3. Writer and musician David Toop pays tribute to his friend and collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died on 28 March That left unsaid and at the centre of us, unspeakable silence.

  4. Jul 16, 2018 · Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Reflects on His Life, Work, and Battle with Cancer. In light of a new documentary on the composer, Sakamoto shares what compels him to write music and the influence of...

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  5. Jul 14, 2021 · A New York resident for over 30 years, the Oscar-winning composer has been in Japan since last November — not because of the pandemic, but because of a diagnosis of rectal cancer, discovered just...

  6. Apr 2, 2023 · Sakamoto had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. His office said he died on Tuesday. He starred in the film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence with David Bowie in 1983.

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  8. Oct 19, 2023 · Sakamoto called upon his son, Neo Sora, a budding filmmaker who’s based between Tokyo and New York, to direct the project, titled Opus. In conversation, the 32-year-old director curiously...