Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

🎂 17th January 1952 (74 yrs) 📍 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.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

🎬 Movies Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 (2025)

as Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era (2024)

as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days (2024)

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus (2023)

as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY

SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023)

as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 (2022)

as Himself
Brilliant Trees Sessions

Brilliant Trees Sessions (2021)

OKINA: Dance of Life

OKINA: Dance of Life (2020)

Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated (2020)

No Smoking

No Smoking (2019)

as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory (2018)

as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)

as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House

Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House (2016)

as Self
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto (2015)

as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK (2012)

as Self
No Image

Burning Ice (2010)

as Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra

POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra (2009)

as himself
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)

as Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ (2008)

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live (2006)

as Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003)

as Self
VisualYMO:the Best

VisualYMO:the Best (2003)

Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version

Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version (2000)

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)

as Director (segment "Rain")
Complete Hurrah

Complete Hurrah (1999)

as Self
New Rose Hotel

New Rose Hotel (1999)

as Hosaka Executive
TV-YMO

TV-YMO (1993)

as Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 (1993)

as self
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra

Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra (1992)

YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime

YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime (1992)

as Self
Marisa Monte: Mais

Marisa Monte: Mais (1991)

as Self
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO

SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO (1988)

No Image

NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～ (1987)

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor (1987)

as Amakasu
No Image

Brand New Day (1987)

as Self
Adelic Penguins

Adelic Penguins (1986)

TV WAR

TV WAR (1986)

as Self
No Image

Bye Bye Kipling (1986)

as Self
No Image

Steel Cathedrals (1985)

as Self - Piano/strings
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)

as Self
All Star Video

All Star Video (1985)

as Self
A Human Tube

A Human Tube (1985)

No Image

Preparations For A Journey (1984)

A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda

A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda (1984)

as Self
The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang (1983)

as Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan

YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan (1983)

as Self - Keyboards
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

as Yonoi
YMO: Winter Live '81

YMO: Winter Live '81 (1983)

as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 (1981)

as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis (N/A)

as Self (archive footage)
Technodon in Tokyo Dome

Technodon in Tokyo Dome (N/A)