Ryuichi Sakamoto posing for a portrait in Paris in 1996.

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Portrait taken on June 6, 1996 in Paris shows Japanese composer, singer, songwriter, record producer Ryuichi Sakamoto. – As a film-score composer, Sakamoto has won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and 2 Golden Globe Awards. He’s well known for the music of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”, “Forbidden Colours”, “The Last Emperor”, “Little Buddha”, or “Furyo”. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)