“Here am I, a lifetime away from you...”
Sad to learn of the passing of actor, composer, and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The renowned Japanese artist passed on Tuesday 28th March aged 71.
He won awards - including an Oscar, a Grammy and Bafta - for his work as a solo artist and as a member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
He co-starred in the film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence with David Bowie in 1983, and today’s lyric quotation is from the song Forbidden Colours (a vocal version of the main theme) which he performed and composed with David Sylvian for the film’s soundtrack.
David and Ryuichi are seen here in a picture taken in Japan by Denis O'Regan in 1983.
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