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
Today's Close-Up
1993
Series
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Self
2017
Series
NHK Special
Self
1989
Film
New Rose Hotel
Hosaka Executive
1999
Film
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
Self
2023
Film
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony
Self
1992
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Self
2018
Film
Adelic Penguins
1986
Film
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Self
1984
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Self
2023
100年インタビュー
ゲスト
2007
Film
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
1985
Film
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Director (segment "Rain")
1999
Film
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
2015
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
Film
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003
Film
No Smoking
Self
2019
Series
NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
2021
Film
TV WAR
Self
1986
Film
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
Self
1992
Film
YMO: Winter Live '81
Self
1983
Film
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Self - Keyboards
1983
Film
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1993
Film
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Self
2009
Film
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Film
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
Self
2012
Brand New Day
Self
1987
Film
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008
Film
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
2024
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986
Film
TV-YMO
Self
1993
Film
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Himself
2022
Film
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Film
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
1993
Film
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
Self
1981
Film
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
himself
2009
Film
All Star Video
Self
1985
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
Self
2025
Film
Complete Hurrah
Self
1999
Burning Ice
Self
2010
Film
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
Self
2006
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Self (archive footage)
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
Film
The Oshima Gang
Self
1983
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Self
2016
Steel Cathedrals
Self - Piano/strings
1985
Film
Marisa Monte: Mais
Self
1991
Film
A Human Tube
1985
Preparations For A Journey
1984
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020
Film
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
1986
Film
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012
2015
Film
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987