AFM Flashback: ‘The Last Emperor’ Ruled as a Prestige Groundbreaker. Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 epic starring John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole won nine Oscars, including best picture ...

A world-class musician, he won an Oscar and Grammy for the 1987 movie The Last Emperor. He was also an actor, starring in the BAFTA-winning 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

TOKYO — Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71. Japan’s ...