Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Oscar- and Grammy-winning Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71 and had been undergoing treatment for cancer.
The statement from Avex said that despite his sickness, when he was feeling relatively well, he kept working on his music in his home studio. “To his final days, he lived with music,” it said.
Sakamoto also left his mark as a pacifist and environmental activist. He spoke out against nuclear power following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns caused by an earthquake and tsunami. “Life is more important than money,” he said in Japanese, then added in English, “Keeping silent after Fukushima is barbaric.”
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