Ryuichi Sakamoto
Known for: Sound
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.
Filmography
Series
Thirteen Talks
2016
Film
The Last Emperor
Amakasu
1987
Film
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Yonoi
1983
Series
NHK Special
Self
1989
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Self
2017
Series
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Self
2023
Film
New Rose Hotel
Hosaka Executive
1999
Series
NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
2021
Series
Today's Close-Up
1993
Film
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
2023
100年インタビュー
ゲスト
2007
Film
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
Self
2023
Film
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003
Film
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
1985
Film
Adelic Penguins
1986
Film
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Self - Keyboards
1983
Film
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Director (segment "Rain")
1999
Film
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
2015
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Self
2018
Film
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Self
1984
Film
The Oshima Gang
Self
1983
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Himself
2022
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
Film
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
Self
2006
Brand New Day
Self
1987
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
Self
2025
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
TV WAR
Self
1986
Film
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
Self
1992
Film
No Smoking
Self
2019
Film
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
himself
2009
Film
Marisa Monte: Mais
Self
1991
Film
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
1986
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Self
2016
Burning Ice
Self
2010
Film
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Film
All Star Video
Self
1985
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Self (archive footage)
Film
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
2024
Preparations For A Journey
1984
Film
YMO: Winter Live '81
Self
1983
Film
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Film
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1993
Film
Complete Hurrah
Self
1999
Steel Cathedrals
Self - Piano/strings
1985
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986
Film
A Human Tube
1985
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
Film
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
Self
1981
Film
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008
Film
TV-YMO
Self
1993
Film
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Film
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Self
2009
Film
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
1993
Film
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
Film
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
Film
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
Self
2012
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987