Ryuichi Sakamoto
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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
Credits
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Amakasu
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
as Yonoi
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony (1992)
as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017)
as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023)
as Self
New Rose Hotel (1999)
as Hosaka Executive
Adelic Penguins (1986)
Actor
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023)
as Self
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
as Director (segment "Rain")
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
as Self
TV WAR (1986)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory (2018)
as Self
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda (1984)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days (2024)
Actor
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan (1983)
as Self - Keyboards
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live (1986)
Actor
Brand New Day (1987)
as Self
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto (2015)
as Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live (2006)
as Self
No Smoking (2019)
as Self
Preparations For A Journey (1984)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated (2020)
Actor
YMO: Winter Live '81 (1983)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 (2022)
as Himself
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime (1992)
as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 (1981)
as Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra (2009)
as himself
Marisa Monte: Mais (1991)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure (2020)
Actor
Technodon in Tokyo Dome (1993)
Actor
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～ (1987)
Actor
The Oshima Gang (1983)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House (2016)
as Self
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra (1992)
Actor
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK (2012)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012 (2015)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Burning Ice (2010)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 (2025)
as Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 (1993)
as self
All Star Video (1985)
as Self
Brilliant Trees Sessions (2021)
Actor
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO (1988)
Actor
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era (2024)
as Self
Bye Bye Kipling (1986)
as Self
A Human Tube (1985)
Actor
VisualYMO:the Best (2003)
Actor
OKINA: Dance of Life (2020)
Actor
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ (2008)
Actor
Steel Cathedrals (1985)
as Self - Piano/strings
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version (2000)
Actor
Complete Hurrah (1999)
as Self
TV-YMO (1993)
as Self