Ryuichi Sakamoto
Known for Sound · 61 credits
- Born
- 1952-01-17
- Died
- 2023-03-28
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Ryûichi Sakamoto · Ryūichi Sakamoto · 류이치 사카모토 · Yellow Magic Orchestra · YMO
Biography
Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一, Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who had pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (55)
The Last Emperor
1987
as Amakasu
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
as Yonoi
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009
as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
as Self
New Rose Hotel
1999
as Hosaka Executive
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Director (segment "Rain")
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017
as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
2023
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
2025
as Self
The Oshima Gang
1983
as Self
Brand New Day
1987
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018
as Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003
as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
1981
as Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
2009
as himself
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024
as Self
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
1984
as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
2012
as Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
1993
as self
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022
as Himself
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983
as Self - Keyboards
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
No Smoking
2019
as Self
Steel Cathedrals
1985
as Self - Piano/strings
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
TV WAR
1986
as Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Adelic Penguins
1986
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
2015
as Self
Complete Hurrah
1999
as Self
Bye Bye Kipling
1986
as Self
A Human Tube
1985
All Star Video
1985
as Self
Marisa Monte: Mais
1991
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
YMO: Winter Live '81
1983
as Self
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
2006
as Self
TV-YMO
1993
as Self
Burning Ice
2010
as Self
Preparations For A Journey
1984
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
1992
as Self
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020
About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一, Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who had pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. With 61 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Ryuichi Sakamoto has appeared in 55 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ryuichi Sakamoto Movies
- The Last Emperor (1987) — as Amakasu
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — as Yonoi
- Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009) — as Self
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) — as Self (archive footage)
- Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985) — as Self
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