The Weeknd's "Out of Time" prominently samples Tomoko Aran's 1983 track "Midnight Pretenders". Aran and Tetsurō Oda are listed in the songwriting credits; the sample is officially cleared.
1980s Japanese sample sources
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Young Nudy & Playboi Carti's "Pissy Pamper" (2019, prod. Pi'erre Bourne) is reported to sample Mai Yamane's "Tasogare" (1980).
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Ghostface Killah's "Angels" (from Fishscale, 2006, prod. MF DOOM) is reported to sample Kentaro Haneda's score for the anime Space Warrior Baldios (1980-81).
Source (Japanese song)
I Love You So
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Smoke DZA's "No Regrets" (2021, ft. Dom Kennedy, prod. Harry Fraud) is reported to sample Junko Ohashi's "I Love You So" (1984).
Sources (2)
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Sampling song
Crystal Dolphin
Engelwood's "Crystal Dolphin" (2017) is a future-funk track built on a sample of Kingo Hamada's "Machi no Dolphin" (from Midnight Cruisin', 1982).
Sources (2)
Source (Japanese song)
Last Summer Whisper
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Jenevieve's "Baby Powder" (2020) is reported to interpolate Anri's "Last Summer Whisper" (from Heaven Beach, 1982, written by Toshiki Kadomatsu).
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Danny Brown's "Fields" (2011, prod. Paul White) is reported to sample Geinoh Yamashirogumi's "Illusion" (from Akira, 1988).