The sources for artist quotes and images in this article are listed below:
On Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence – Interview with Nagisa Ōshima, Nikon Cine Art, 2009
Portrait of 50 Men Photobook, Shueisha, 1981
Ryuichi Sakamoto archive interview, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Blu-ray re-release 2020, date of interview believed to be c. 2004
David Bowie interview, Film 83, BBC, 1983
Jeremy Thomas interview, The Oshima Gang – The Making of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983
Ryuichi Sakamoto interview, NME, 1983
From Debussy, Satie and Ravel to Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Schola, 2011
Sonic Memories: A Conversation with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hillary Weston, criterion.com, 2017
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence – 30th anniversary edition, cd booklet, 2013
40 Years On, Ryuichi Sakamoto is Still Searching for Parts Unknown, Josh Baines, vice.com, 2018
David Bowie interview, The Oshima Gang – The Making of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983
Tokyo Melody, Elizabeth Lennard, 1985
David Sylvian interviewed by David Jensen, BBC Radio One, 1983
Master Craftsman, Mark Prendergast, Sound on Sound, 1987
David Sylvian’s Guide To The Work Of David Sylvian, Wyndham Wallace, The Quietus, 2012
Ryuichi Sakamoto interviewed by Nathan Taylor Pemberton, 2017 (as referenced in an interview published on dazedigital.com in 2019)
David Sylvian interviewed by Joe Silva, Just off the Radar podcast, 2010
Questions of Spirit, Dr Darren Middleton, 2003
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Year Book 1980-1984, cd booklet, 2017
Sir Laurens van der Post interview, The Oshima Gang – The Making of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983
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