The immersive multisensory exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo gets to the heart of Sakamoto’s visionary work ...

The estate of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer ... to his renowned scores for films like Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and The Last Emperor. Ahead of Opus' August 9 release ...

Born in 1952 in Tokyo, Sakamoto started the Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) band in 1978 and co-starred in the 1983 film “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” scoring it as well. In 1988 ...

Of course, he is no longer with us: Sakamoto died in March last year. The award-winning composer, perhaps best known for film scores including The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ...

Sakamoto’s life was marked by dedicated efforts ... as a prominent composer by scoring the films “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” and “The Last Emperor.” The news about his premature ...