Ryuichi Sakamotos third solo album Hidari Ude No Yume (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 1981, it is the first time the albums original Japanese edition is released outside of Japan (the European release on Epic Records included significantly different tracks and mixes).

The album came after B-2 Unit in 1980 and his debut album Thousand Knives Of in 1978, the very year Sakamoto was invited by Haruomi Hosono to join Yellow Magic Orchestra alongside Yukihiro Takahashi. In the process, they became global stars as the group rewrote the rules of electronic pop and toured around the world, yet Sakamoto was keen to remain active as a solo artist.

In 1981, the musician decided to record an album rooted in Pop, following B