Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound
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.
Born: January 17, 1952
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Filmography
2025
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
as Self (archive footage)
2024
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
2023
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
as Self
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
2019
No Smoking
as Self
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Self
2016
2015
2012
2009
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
as himself
2006
2003
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Director (segment "Rain")
1999
Complete Hurrah
as Self
1999
New Rose Hotel
as Hosaka Executive
1998
1993
TV-YMO
as Self
1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
1993
1992
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
1991
Marisa Monte: Mais
as Ryuichi Sakamoto
1989
NHK Special
as Self
1987
The Last Emperor
as Amakasu
1986
1986
TV WAR
as Self
1985
1985
All Star Video
as Self
1985
1984
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
as Self
1983
The Oshima Gang
as Self
1983
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Keyboards
1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Yonoi
1983
YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
1981
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Self (archive footage)