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
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
as Yonoi
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Amakasu
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017)
as Self
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony (1992)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days (2024)
Actor
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
as Self
Adelic Penguins (1986)
Actor
TV WAR (1986)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003)
as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023)
as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023)
as Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan (1983)
as Self - Keyboards
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory (2018)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure (2020)
Actor
New Rose Hotel (1999)
as Hosaka Executive
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live (1986)
Actor
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto (2015)
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated (2020)
Actor
YMO: Winter Live '81 (1983)
as Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live (2006)
as Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra (2009)
as himself
Technodon in Tokyo Dome (1993)
Actor
Marisa Monte: Mais (1991)
as Self
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda (1984)
as Self
Brand New Day (1987)
as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 (1981)
as Self
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime (1992)
as Self
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra (1992)
Actor
Preparations For A Journey (1984)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012 (2015)
Actor
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～ (1987)
Actor
Brilliant Trees Sessions (2021)
Actor
A Human Tube (1985)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 (2022)
as Himself
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
as Director (segment "Rain")
All Star Video (1985)
as Self
No Smoking (2019)
as Self
VisualYMO:the Best (2003)
Actor
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)
as Self
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK (2012)
as Self
Burning Ice (2010)
as Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 (1993)
as self
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO (1988)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version (2000)
Actor
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era (2024)
as Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ (2008)
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 (2025)
as Self
The Oshima Gang (1983)
as Self
Steel Cathedrals (1985)
as Self - Piano/strings
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House (2016)
as Self
Bye Bye Kipling (1986)
as Self
Complete Hurrah (1999)
as Self
OKINA: Dance of Life (2020)
Actor
TV-YMO (1993)
as Self
The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage (2026)
as Himself