Ryuichi Sakamoto

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1952

Day of Death

2023-03-28

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Ryûichi Sakamoto

Ryūichi Sakamoto

류이치 사카모토

Yellow Magic Orchestra

YMO

Ryuichi Sakamoto

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.

Known For

The Last Emperor

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

100年インタビュー

New Rose Hotel

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Marisa Monte: Mais

Filmography

2025
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
as Self
2024
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
2019
No Smoking
as Self
2018
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
as Self
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Self
2016
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
as Self
2015
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
2012
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
as Self
2010
Burning Ice
as Self
2009
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
as himself
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
as Self
2006
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
as Self
2003
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
as Self
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Director (segment "Rain")
Complete Hurrah
as Self
New Rose Hotel
as Hosaka Executive
1993
TV-YMO
as Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
1992
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
1991
Marisa Monte: Mais
as Ryuichi Sakamoto
1987
The Last Emperor
as Amakasu
Brand New Day
as Self
1986
TV WAR
as Self
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
1985
Steel Cathedrals
as Self - Piano/strings
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
All Star Video
as Self
1984
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
as Self
1983
The Oshima Gang
as Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Keyboards
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Yonoi
YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
1981
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
as Self