Ryuichi Sakamoto

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

Thirteen Talks

The Last Emperor

Today's Close-Up

Jounetsu Tairiku

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

NHK Special

New Rose Hotel

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

All Movies (55)

• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 20142025 · as Self
• Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era2024 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days2024
• Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus2023 · as Self
• SUGA: Road to D-DAY2023 · as Self
• Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 20222022 · as Himself
• Brilliant Trees Sessions2021
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure2020
• OKINA: Dance of Life2020
• Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated2020
• No Smoking2019 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory2018 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA2017 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House2016 · as Self
• 700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto2015 · as Self
• Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK2012 · as Self
• Burning Ice2010 · as Self
• POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra2009 · as himself
• Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist2009 · as Self
• Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_2008
• Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live2006 · as Self
• Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream2003 · as Self
• VisualYMO:the Best2003
• Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version2000
• Madonna: The Video Collection 93:991999 · as Director (segment "Rain")
• Complete Hurrah1999 · as Self
• New Rose Hotel1999 · as Hosaka Executive
• TV-YMO1993 · as Self
• YMO – Live At Budokan 19801993 · as self
• Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra1992
• YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime1992 · as Self
• Marisa Monte: Mais1991 · as Self
• SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO1988
• NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～1987
• The Last Emperor1987 · as Amakasu
• Brand New Day1987 · as Self
• Bye Bye Kipling1986 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live1986
• Adelic Penguins1986
• TV WAR1986 · as Self
• Steel Cathedrals1985 · as Self - Piano/strings
• Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto1985 · as Self
• All Star Video1985 · as Self
• A Human Tube1985
• Preparations For A Journey1984
• A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda1984 · as Self
• The Oshima Gang1983 · as Self
• YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan1983 · as Self - Keyboards
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence1983 · as Yonoi
• YMO: Winter Live '811983 · as Self
• Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 19811981 · as Self
• Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis— · as Self (archive footage)
• Technodon in Tokyo Dome—

All TV Shows (6)

• NHK MUSIC SPECIAL2021
• Thirteen Talks2016
• 100年インタビュー2007 · as ゲスト
• Jounetsu Tairiku1998
• Today's Close-Up1993
• NHK Special1989 · as Self