Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, musician and singer. Sakamoto is perhaps most known for his contributions to movie soundtrack score or his 1980's song "Forbidden golgurs featuring vocals by David Sylvian, which was the theme for the 1984 homoerotic film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence starring David Bowie and Tim Conti. Sakamoto is also a founding member of the 1980's Electronic pop group YMO. In 2014, Sakamoto was diagnosed with throat cancer due to his lifelong smoking habit.