Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of ‘The Last Emperor’ film score, dies aged 71

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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and member of the jury for the upcoming 68th Berlinale International Film Festival attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, February 15, 2018.
Sakamoto, jury member and Japanese musician, looks on as he arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of "Gravity" by director Alfonso Cuaron at the 70th Venice Film Festival
Ryuichi Sakamoto, jury member and Japanese musician, looks on as he arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of “Gravity” by director Alfonso Cuaron at the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice August 28, 2013. 
Japanese musician and composer Sakamoto waves during a photocall for the movie "Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda" at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice
 Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto waves during a photocall for the movie “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda” at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 3, 2017. 

 

TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) – Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for “The Last Emperor”, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and other epic films, has died aged 71.

Reporting by Elaine Lies; additional reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs and Andrew Heavens
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