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He continued earning accolades composing for films such as The Sheltering Sky (1990), Little Buddha (1993), and The Revenant (2015). On occasion, Sakamoto also worked as a composer and a scenario writer on anime and video games.
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- The Revenant (2015) With a shootout to the 2020 film Minamata, the last great score Sakamoto turned in was for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's The Revenant.
- Tony Takatani (2004) Jun Ichikawa's Tony Takatani is a sublime romantic drama that follows the relationship between the titular illustrator and his haute-couture-infatuated wife.
- Gohatto (1999) Reuniting with Nagisa Oshima, Sakamoto composed over 20 tracks for the soundtrack to Gohatto (Taboo), a story of forbidden homosexual love during the final years of Japan's Edo era.
- Snake Eyes (1998) Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes is a conspiracy crime thriller in which detective Rick Santoro is hired to investigate a political assassination during a boxing match.
Pages in category "Films scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto". The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Oct 21, 2023 · In 1983, Sakamoto had a breakout performance, as both an actor and composer, in “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” a queer-adjacent art-house film. Sakamoto stars as Captain Yonoi, the Japanese...
Composer: The Last Emperor. Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on 17 January 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for The Last Emperor (1987), The Revenant (2015) and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983). He was married to Akiko Yano.
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Mar 14, 2024 · Sakamoto’s long career covered techno-pop, scores for movies like “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” and experimental and instrumental albums that stretch and play with the full...
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Apr 4, 2024 · “I need a break,” sighs Ryuichi Sakamoto between takes on Opus, his hauntingly beautiful final performance that’s been immortalised as a feature-length film. “This is tough – I’m pushing myself.”...
