Ryuichi Sakamoto
 Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一 Sakamoto Ryūichi born January 17 1952) (Japanese pronunciation: [sakamoto ɽju͍ːitɕi]) is a Japanese musician activist composer record producer writer singer pianist and actor based in Tokyo and New York. He began his career in 1978 as a member of the pioneering electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) where he played keyboards and was an occasional vocalist.