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Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Born
- 1952-01-17
- Died
- 2023-03-28
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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
Filmography
141 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
A Flower of Forgetfulness
2026 · Movie
Compositor
Zi
2026 · Movie
In Memory Of
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
2025 · Movie
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
2025 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sons of the Neon Night
2025 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Black Ox
2024 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024 · Movie
Cast
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024 · Movie
Self
Monster
2023 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage) · Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 · Movie
Self · Music
Stalingrad - Voices from the Ruins
2023 · Movie
Music
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
2023 · Movie
Self
After Yang
2022 · Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
exception
2022 · TV Show
Music Producer · Music Arranger · Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
2022 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022 · Movie
Himself · Original Music Composer
Apausalypse
2021 · Movie
Music
Beckett
2021 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021 · Movie
Cast
Love After Love
2021 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2021 · Movie
Music
NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
2021 · TV Show
Cast
Adult Baby
2020 · Movie
Musician
Incomplete
2020 · Movie
Director · Original Music Composer
Minamata
2020 · Movie
Original Music Composer
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020 · Movie
Cast
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020 · Movie
Cast
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020 · Movie
Cast
Agniyogana
2019 · Movie
Original Music Composer
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 · Movie
Original Music Composer
No Smoking
2019 · Movie
Self
Paradise Next
2019 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Proxima
2019 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Staggering Girl
2019 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018 · Movie
Self · Music
Your Face
2018 · Movie
Original Music Composer
A Gentle Glow
2017 · Movie
Music
async - first light
2017 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Fullmoon
2017 · Movie
Music
Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 · Movie
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017 · Movie
Self · Original Music Composer
Star Sand
2017 · Movie
Music
The Fortress
2017 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Rage
2016 · Movie
Original Music Composer · Theme Song Performance
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016 · Movie
Self · Music
The Ferryman
2016 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Thirteen Talks
2016 · TV Show
Cast
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
2015 · Movie
Self
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012
2015 · Movie
Cast
The Revenant
2015 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Nuclear Nation II
2014 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Psychedelic Afternoon
2013 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Yae's Sakura
2013 · TV Show
Theme Song Performance
Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)
2012 · Movie
Music
I Have to Buy New Shoes
2012 · Movie
Original Music Composer · Music Supervisor
Light Up Nippon
2012 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Nuclear Nation
2012 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
2012 · Movie
Self
Black Mirror
2011 · TV Show
Original Music Composer
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 · Movie
Music
Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2011 · Movie
Music
Burning Ice
2010 · Movie
Self
Dhobi Ghat
2010 · Movie
Songs
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009 · Movie
Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
2009 · Movie
himself
Women Without Men
2009 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008 · Movie
Cast · Original Music Composer
100年インタビュー
2007 · TV Show
ゲスト
Silk
2007 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
2006 · Movie
Self · Musical
Babel
2006 · Movie
Songs
Shining Boy & Little Randy
2005 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Zarin
2005 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Appleseed
2004 · Movie
Music
Tony Takitani
2004 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003 · Movie
Self
Life Is Journey
2003 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Blonds
2003 · Movie
Music
VisualYMO:the Best
2003 · Movie
Cast
Alexei and the Spring
2002 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Derrida
2002 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale
2002 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
2002 · Movie
Original Music Composer
My Daughter
2002 · Movie
Sound
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2001 · Movie
Music
Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART
2000 · Movie
Sound
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000 · Movie
Cast
Complete Hurrah
1999 · Movie
Self
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999 · Movie
Director (segment "Rain")
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Movie
Hosaka Executive
Taboo
1999 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998 · TV Show
Cast
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Snake Eyes
1998 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Wild Side
1996 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Little Buddha
1993 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1993 · Movie
Cast
Today's Close-Up
1993 · TV Show
Cast
TV-YMO
1993 · Movie
Self
Wild Palms
1993 · TV Show
Original Music Composer
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
1993 · Movie
self
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony
1992 · Movie
Self
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992 · Movie
Cast
Tokyo Decadence
1992 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
1992 · Movie
Original Music Composer
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
1992 · Movie
Self
High Heels
1991 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Marisa Monte: Mais
1991 · Movie
Self
Peachboy
1991 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Infinite Escher
1990 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Movie
Original Music Composer
NHK Special
1989 · TV Show
Self
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988 · Movie
Cast
Brand New Day
1987 · Movie
Self
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987 · Movie
Cast
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie
Amakasu · Original Music Composer
Adelic Penguins
1986 · Movie
Cast · Original Music Composer
Bye Bye Kipling
1986 · Movie
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986 · Movie
Cast · Producer
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986 · Movie
Original Music Composer
TV WAR
1986 · Movie
Self · Original Music Composer
A Human Tube
1985 · Movie
Cast
All Star Video
1985 · Movie
Self · Director · Music
On the Beach
1985 · Movie
Music Arranger
Steel Cathedrals
1985 · Movie
Self - Piano/strings
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985 · Movie
Self · Original Music Composer
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
1984 · Movie
Self
Preparations For A Journey
1984 · Movie
Cast
It's All Right, My Friend
1983 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Movie
Yonoi · Original Music Composer
The Oshima Gang
1983 · Movie
Self
Where the Toys Come From
1983 · Movie
Music Arranger
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 · Movie
Self - Keyboards · Music
YMO: Winter Live '81
1983 · Movie
Self · Music
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
1981 · Movie
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Date unknown · Movie
Self (archive footage)