- In this
Japanese
name
, the
family name
is
Sakamoto
.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Sakamoto in 2008
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Born
| (
1952-01-17
)
January 17, 1952
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Died
| March 28, 2023
(2023-03-28)
(aged 71)
Tokyo, Japan
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Education
| Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
(
B.A.
,
M.A.
)
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Occupations
| - Musician
- record producer
- actor
- activist
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Years active
| 1975?2023
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Spouses
| Natsuko Sakamoto
(
m.
1972;
div.
1982)
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Children
| 4,
[a]
including
Miu
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Musical career
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Genres
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Instruments
| - Keyboard
- piano
- synthesizer
- vocals
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Labels
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Formerly of
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Kanji
| 坂本 龍一
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Hiragana
| さかもと りゅういち
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Website
| www
.sitesakamoto
.com
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
(
坂本 龍一
,
Sakamoto Ry?ichi
, 17 January 1952 ? 28 March 2023)
was a
Japanese
musician
,
composer
,
music producer
,
pianist
,
keyboardist
, and
actor
. His
nickname
is
Kyoju
, which means
Professor
in Japanese.
He was from
Tokyo
. He was born there on 17 January 1952. He learned music at
Tokyo University of the Arts
and Tokyo University of Arts graduate school.
He was one of the founders of the music group
Yellow Magic Orchestra
(YMO). YMO is an English
acronym
. YMO stands for "
Y
ellow
M
agic
O
rchestra", which he formed with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in the late 1970s. The group gained success and became famous at home and abroad. In addition, he released music solo parallel to his work as a member of YMO.
Other than his own music, Sakamoto has offered musical pieces to other artists and composed soundtracks. The soundtrack of "
The Last Emperor
" shown in 1987 was evaluated and won an
Academy Award
for Original Music Score by a Japanese artist for the first time.
Sakamoto has also acted in several
movies
: His most notable roles were as the
conflicted
antagonist
Captain Yonoi in
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
, alongside
Takeshi Kitano
and English rock singer
David Bowie
, and as the
evil
antagonist
Masahiko Amakasu
(a real-life Japanese
officer
,
murderer
and movie boss) in
The Last Emperor
. He also appeared as a
music director
in
Madonna
's "
Rain
"
music video
.
In 1994,
Japan Football Association
asked Ryuichi Sakamoto to
compose
the
instrumental
song
"Japanese Soccer Anthem".
[1]
This instrumental song played at the beginning of
Japan Football Association
-sponsored events, such as
Emperor's Cup
matches.
In late years he has often spoken about the issues of
environmental
problems, including against
nuclear reactors
after the
Fukushima nuclear disaster
, and
peace
, including against
nuclear weapons
, in the
media
.
[2]
Sakamoto's first of three
marriages
occurred in 1972, but ended in
divorce
in 1974?Sakamoto had a daughter from this relationship. Sakamoto then married popular Japanese pianist and
singer
Akiko Yano
in 1982, following several musical collaborations with her, including touring work with the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Sakamoto's second marriage ended in August 2006, 14 years after a mutual decision to live separately?Yano and Sakamoto raised one daughter,
J-pop
singer
Miu Sakamoto
.
[3]
He has lived with his manager and wife Norika Sora since around 1990 until his death and has two children with her.
On 10 July 2014, Sakamoto released a statement and said that he had been diagnosed with
oropharyngeal cancer
in late June. He announced that he was taking a break from his work while he went through treatment and recovery.
[4]
Sakamoto died as a result of his ongoing battle with
rectal cancer
on 28 March 28 2023 in Tokyo, which was discovered in 2021. His death was announced on April 2 through his
website
, after his
funeral
was held that included family members and close friends.
[5]
[6]
- ↑
During his marriage to Akiko Yano, he adopted her son. However, it is unknown if this was terminated upon their divorce.
- ↑
"財?法人日本サッカ?協? 平成18年度第1回理事? 報告事項"
(PDF)
. 日本サッカ?協?. 13 April 2006. p. 6
. Retrieved
12 January
2022
.
- ↑
Smith, Steve.
"Sylvan Sounds, Meant to Be Seen,"
New York Times.
19 October 2010; excerpt, "... a skillful keyboardist, he is a pop-culture hero in his native Japan, a composer of film scores and symphonic works, a record producer and entrepreneur, an actor and, most recently, an
environmental
activist
"; retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑
"坂本龍一、矢野?子が?面夫婦の?係に終止符"
.
e-entertainment.info
. 29 November 2006. Archived from
the original
on 21 July 2011
. Retrieved
9 June
2011
.
Translation
- ↑
"Ryuichi Sakamoto diagnosed with throat cancer"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
2 November
2014
.
- ↑
"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japanese electronic music maestro dies"
.
BBC News
. 2 April 2023
. Retrieved
2 April
2023
.
- ↑
"siteSakamoto - siteSakamoto"
.
web.archive.org
. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023
. Retrieved
2 April
2023
.
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