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Japanese composer Mr Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Video. Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71

Updated: 02/04/2023 - 21:08 GMT+2

Ryuichi Sakamoto was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In 2022, he revealed that he was terminal, a year after he disclosed he was suffering from rectal cancer.

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