Ryuichi Sakamoto 1952 was born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. 1978 formed the electronic group Huang Mo Orchestra, and released his solo album "Thousand Knives" in the same year. Ryuichi Sakamoto is the first Japanese composer to win the 60th Oscar for Best Original Score for the film The Last Emperor.
It is reported that while Ryuichi Sakamoto is fighting against diseases, it is still extremely concerned about environmental protection and the abolition of nuclear power plants. On March 15, Ryuichi Sakamoto criticized Japanese nuclear power policy in Tokyo News.
Ryuichi Sakamoto said in the article, "People's memories may be fading, but nuclear power plants are always dangerous. The nuclear pollution water produced by nuclear accidents is increasing, and the risk of nuclear accidents will continue to exist. "
Ryuichi Sakamoto has composed music for many famous films.
In 1983 Nagisa o shima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, he made his debut as an actor, and British rock singers david bowie and Kitano Takeshi participated in the performance.
The song of the same name has also become one of Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic works. 1987, Ryuichi Sakamoto won an Oscar for his role as a Japanese military officer who monitored Puyi in bertolucci's film The Last Emperor.
His music is closely related to social problems. In his youth, he was an out-and-out cynic. Since he was a student, he has taken an active part in social movements and participated in strikes, protests and demonstrations. He was infatuated with Debussy, Beethoven and the Beatles, and also absorbed in reading Hegel, Husserl and Derrida.
He once opposed the home appliance safety law passed by the Japanese government and collected more than 70,000 joint signatures. He also actively participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident.