Cast
Ryūichi Sakamoto
1952 – 2023
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1983–1987
- Schools and movements
- Italian Neorealism and AfterJapanese New Wave
Directors worked with
Biography
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA, Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Awards and honours
International
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Music 1983
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1988
- Order of Rio Branco 2002
- Officer of Arts and Letters 2009
National / local
- Art Encouragement Prizes 2010
2 films on this site
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
- The Last Emperor 1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci · IMDb 7.7 · Cast