Ryuichi Sakamoto who was a well-known Japanese musician unfortunately passed away on 28 March at the age of 71 years, as per reports of a Japan-based recording company Avex and he was married to third wife Norika Sora
Hollywood movies such as The Last Emperor and The Revenant have featured music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. He passed away at the age of 71. Reportedly only close relatives and friends were present at his funeral.
Who is Norika Sora third wife of Ryuichi Sakamoto wife, bio, family, children
"He's a world-class idol that doesn't need to be explained, but when we talked, he was a young man who was never arrogant and was very serious about his music activities." – Ryuichi Sakamoto about Yoongi after meeting him in September pic.twitter.com/QigM5y63ad
— yely⁷ (@bichwi) April 2, 2023
Sakamoto had been struggling with cancer for years. In June 2022, Sakamoto revealed that he is battling with 4th stage cancer. In 2014, he was diagnosed with throat cancer and then bowel cancer. He was a winner of an Oscar for his work in the war drama Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence from 1983.
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Sakamoto was born on the 17th of January 1952 and hailed from Tokyo, Japan. Know who was his wife Norika Sora.
Who is Norika Sora?
Sakamoto got separated from his first wife just after two years of their marriage in 1972. The duo was having a daughter together. He and second wife Akiko Yano collaborated on different videos before Sakamoto married her in late 1982. Their child is a J-pop singer named Miu.
Norika Sora, who was Sakamoto’s manager and second wife lived with him since the 1990s and the musician had 2 children with her. He married her after getting divorced with Akiko in 2006 with the two living apart from each other for 14 years.
Ryuichi Sakamoto career and net worth
Ryuichi Sakamoto was estimated to have a net worth of 5 million dollars as of 2023.
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In the 1970s, Sakamoto was a pioneer of electronic music with Yukihiro Takahashi and Haruomi Hosono. He has established Yellow Magic Orchestra. Sakamoto wrote pieces for stage productions, films, and also for television.
He further worked with various foreign music artists during the 1980s, and 1990s like Iggy Pop, David Sylvian, Jaques Morelenbaum, Thomas Dolby, Youssou N’Dour, and Carsten Nicolai.
Sakamoto was also a nominee for various Grammy Awards. His work on The Last Emperor, got him a Grammy. Sakamoto was recognized for being a three-time Oscar-winning musician. He won the Nobel Prize in 1998 for Literature and recognition for his contributions to the music and film industry.
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