Ryuichi Sakamoto
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-01-17
Day of Death
2023-03-28 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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
Acting
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
as Self
(2023)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
(2022)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
(2021)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
No Smoking
as Self
(2018)
(2017)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Self
(2016)
(2015)
(2012)
(2010)
Burning Ice
as Self
(2009)
(2006)
(2003)
(2000)
(1999)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Director (segment "Rain")
(1999)
Complete Hurrah
as Self
(1999)
New Rose Hotel
as Hosaka Executive
(1993)
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
(1993)
TV-YMO
as Self
(1992)
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
(1991)
Marisa Monte: Mais
as Ryuichi Sakamoto
(1988)
(1987)
The Last Emperor
as Amakasu
(1987)
(1987)
Brand New Day
as Self
(1986)
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
(1986)
(1986)
TV WAR
as Self
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
All Star Video
as Self
(1985)
Steel Cathedrals
as Self - Piano/strings
(1984)
(1984)
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
as Self
(1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Yonoi
(1983)
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Keyboards
(1983)
The Oshima Gang
as Self
(1983)
YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
(1981)
Crew
(2025)
Sons of the Neon Night
Original Music Composer
(2024)
Black Ox
Music
(2024)
TIME
Sound
(2023)
Monster
Original Music Composer
(2023)
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
(2022)
After Yang
Main Title Theme Composer
(2022)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Original Music Composer
(2022)
(2021)
Apausalypse
Music
(2021)
(2021)
Beckett
Original Music Composer
(2021)
Love After Love
Original Music Composer
(2020)
Incomplete
Original Music Composer, Director
(2020)
Adult Baby
Musician
(2020)
Minamata
Original Music Composer
(2019)
The Staggering Girl
Original Music Composer
(2019)
Paradise Next
Original Music Composer
(2019)
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Original Music Composer
(2019)
Proxima
Original Music Composer
(2019)
Agniyogana
Original Music Composer
(2018)
Your Face
Original Music Composer
(2018)
(2017)
Haiku On A Plum Tree
Music
(2017)
Star Sand
Music
(2017)
async - first light
Original Music Composer
(2017)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Original Music Composer
(2017)
The Fortress
Original Music Composer
(2017)
Fullmoon
Music
(2017)
A Gentle Glow
Music
(2016)
(2016)
Rage
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
(2016)
The Ferryman
Original Music Composer
(2015)
The Revenant
Original Music Composer
(2015)
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Original Music Composer
(2014)
Nuclear Nation II
Theme Song Performance
(2013)
Psychedelic Afternoon
Original Music Composer
(2012)
I Have To Buy New Shoes
Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
(2012)
Nuclear Nation
Theme Song Performance
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Dhobi Ghat
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Women Without Men
Original Music Composer
(2007)
Silk
Original Music Composer
(2006)
(2005)
Zarin
Music
(2005)
Shining Boy and Little Randy
Original Music Composer
(2004)
Appleseed
Original Music Composer
(2004)
Tony Takitani
Original Music Composer
(2003)
The Blonds
Music
(2003)
Life Is Journey
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Femme Fatale
Original Music Composer
(2002)
My Daughter
Sound
(2002)
Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Derrida
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Alexei and the Spring
Original Music Composer
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
Taboo
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Snake Eyes
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Wild Side
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Little Buddha
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Tokyo Decadence
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Wuthering Heights
Original Music Composer
(1991)
High Heels
Original Music Composer
(1990)
The Sheltering Sky
Original Music Composer
(1990)
The Handmaid's Tale
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Infinite Escher
Original Music Composer
(1987)
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Original Music Composer
(1986)
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Original Music Composer
(1986)
TV WAR
Original Music Composer
(1986)
Adelic Penguins
Original Music Composer
(1985)
All Star Video
Director, Music
(1985)
On the Beach
Music Arranger
(1985)
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
(1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
(1983)
It's All Right, My Friend
Original Music Composer
(1983)
YMO: Winter Live '81
Music
(1983)
(1983)
Where the Toys Come From
Music Arranger