Ryuichi Sakamoto
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.
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- Born:
- Jan 17, 1952 In Tokyo, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 53
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis | Self (archive footage) | 2025 |
| Movie | Technodon in Tokyo Dome | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days | Unknown | 2024-04-07 |
| Movie | Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era | Self | 2024-05-31 |
| Movie | Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-24 |
| Movie | SUGA: Road to D-DAY | Self | 2023-06-16 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus | Self | 2023-12-27 |
| Series | NHK MUSIC SPECIAL | Unknown | 2022-07-07 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 | Himself | 2022-12-11 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated | Unknown | 2020-04-02 |
| Movie | OKINA: Dance of Life | Unknown | 2020-04-19 |
| Movie | No Smoking | Self | 2019-11-01 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory | Self | 2018-02-21 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda | Self | 2017-11-04 |
| Series | Thirteen Talks | Unknown | 2016-05-17 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House | Self | 2016-11-11 |
| Movie | 700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto | Self | 2015-11-28 |
| Movie | Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK | Self | 2012-07-12 |
| Movie | Burning Ice | Self | 2010-01-01 |
| Movie | Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist | Self | 2009-06-18 |
| Series | 100年インタビュー | ゲスト | 2007-04-12 |
| Movie | Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live | Self | 2006-10-01 |
| Movie | Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream | Self | 2003-03-25 |
| Movie | Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version | Unknown | 2000-10-18 |
| Movie | Complete Hurrah | Self | 1999-09-22 |
| Movie | New Rose Hotel | Hosaka Executive | 1999-03-19 |
| Movie | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Director (segment "Rain") | 1999-11-02 |
| Series | Jounetsu Tairiku | Unknown | 1998-04-05 |
| Series | Today's Close-Up | Unknown | 1993-04-05 |
| Movie | TV-YMO | Self | 1993-12-21 |
| Movie | YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 | self | 1993-09-21 |
| Movie | YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime | Self | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Marisa Monte: Mais | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 1991-10-27 |
| Series | NHK Special | Self | 1989-04-02 |
| Movie | SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO | Unknown | 1988-06-26 |
| Movie | Brand New Day | Self | 1987-08-14 |
| Movie | NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～ | Unknown | 1987-11-07 |
| Movie | The Last Emperor | Amakasu | 1987-10-04 |
| Movie | Bye Bye Kipling | Self | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | TV WAR | Self | 1986-01-22 |
| Movie | Adelic Penguins | Unknown | 1986-04-20 |
| Movie | A Human Tube | Unknown | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | All Star Video | Self | 1985-01-21 |
| Movie | Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto | Self | 1985-04-09 |
| Movie | Steel Cathedrals | Self - Piano/strings | 1985-05-17 |
| Movie | A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda | Self | 1984-05-12 |
| Movie | Preparations For A Journey | Unknown | 1984-12-31 |
| Movie | YMO: Winter Live '81 | Self | 1983-04-21 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Yonoi | 1983-05-28 |
| Movie | YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan | Self - Keyboards | 1983-12-22 |
| Movie | The Oshima Gang | Self | 1983-12-31 |
| Movie | Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 | Self | 1981-12-22 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self (archive footage) | 1953-03-19 |