Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound
Born: January 17, 1952 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 28, 2023 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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
The Revenant
2015
Black Mirror
2011
Babel
2006
The Last Emperor
1987
Snake Eyes
1998
Monster
2023
Beckett
2021
Femme Fatale
2002
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
After Yang
2022
High Heels
1991
Little Buddha
1993
Photos (2)
Movies (18)
The Last Emperor
Amakasu
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Yonoi
New Rose Hotel
Hosaka Executive
Adelic Penguins
1986
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Director (segment "Rain")
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
A Human Tube
1985
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1993
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020
TV Shows (4)
Self / Appearances (32)
NHK Special
Self · 1 eps
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
TV-YMO
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Self
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
Self
Marisa Monte: Mais
Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Self - Keyboards
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
No Smoking
Self
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Self
TV WAR
Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
Complete Hurrah
Self
The Oshima Gang
Self
YMO: Winter Live '81
Self
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Self
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Himself
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
himself
All Star Video
Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
Self
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Writing (1)
Producing (1)
Other Crew (99)
Black Mirror
Original Music Composer
The Revenant
Original Music Composer
Monster
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
Babel
Songs
Tokyo Decadence
Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale
Original Music Composer
exception
Music Producer
exception
Music Arranger
exception
Original Music Composer
Yae's Sakura
Theme Song Performance
Snake Eyes
Original Music Composer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
Minamata
Original Music Composer
After Yang
Main Title Theme Composer
Wild Palms
Original Music Composer
The Handmaid's Tale
Original Music Composer
Silk
Original Music Composer
Sons of the Neon Night
Original Music Composer
High Heels
Original Music Composer
Little Buddha
Original Music Composer
Appleseed
Music
Adult Baby
Musician
The Fortress
Original Music Composer
Rage
Original Music Composer
Rage
Theme Song Performance
Proxima
Original Music Composer
Beckett
Original Music Composer
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Original Music Composer
Zi
In Memory Of
The Sheltering Sky
Original Music Composer
Taboo
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Music
Wild Side
Original Music Composer
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Original Music Composer
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Original Music Composer
Infinite Escher
Original Music Composer
Tony Takitani
Original Music Composer
Adelic Penguins
Original Music Composer
The Blonds
Music
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Music
Shining Boy & Little Randy
Original Music Composer
The Staggering Girl
Original Music Composer
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Original Music Composer
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Original Music Composer
Women Without Men
Original Music Composer
Life Is Journey
Original Music Composer
Apausalypse
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Music
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Original Music Composer
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Music Supervisor
The Ferryman
Original Music Composer
Love After Love
Original Music Composer
Your Face
Original Music Composer
Derrida
Original Music Composer
Dhobi Ghat
Songs
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Music
async - first light
Original Music Composer
My Daughter
Sound
Peachboy
Original Music Composer
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Black Ox
Original Music Composer
Zarin
Original Music Composer
On the Beach
Music Arranger
Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
Original Music Composer
TV WAR
Original Music Composer
Paradise Next
Original Music Composer
It's All Right, My Friend
Original Music Composer
Where the Toys Come From
Music Arranger
YMO: Winter Live '81
Music
A Flower of Forgetfulness
Compositor
Agniyogana
Original Music Composer
Fullmoon
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Music
Flames of a Flower
Theme Song Performance
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Original Music Composer
Star Sand
Music
Psychedelic Afternoon
Original Music Composer
Frammenti
Original Music Composer
All Star Video
Music
A Gentle Glow
Music
Incomplete
Original Music Composer
Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
Music
Alexei and the Spring
Original Music Composer
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
Music
Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
Music
Kraftwerk - Fuji Rock Festival 2024
Original Music Composer
Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART
Sound
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
Original Music Composer
Haiku On A Plum Tree
Music
Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)
Music
Nuclear Nation II
Theme Song Performance
Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Music
Nuclear Nation
Theme Song Performance
Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music