Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound1952Tokyo, Japan
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
Acting History
Future
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Zi
In Memory Of
2025
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
as Self (archive footage)
Flames of a Flower
Theme Song Performance
Sons of the Neon Night
Original Music Composer
Frammenti
Original Music Composer
2024
Black Ox
Original Music Composer
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
Monster
Original Music Composer
2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
After Yang
Main Title Theme Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
exception
TVMusic Producer
exception
TVOriginal Music Composer
exception
TVMusic Arranger
2021
2020
Minamata
Original Music Composer
Incomplete
Director
Incomplete
Original Music Composer
Adult Baby
Musician
2019
No Smoking
as Self
The Staggering Girl
Original Music Composer
Paradise Next
Original Music Composer
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Original Music Composer
Agniyogana
Original Music Composer
Proxima
Original Music Composer
2018
Your Face
Original Music Composer
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Self
async - first light
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Original Music Composer
Haiku On A Plum Tree
Music
Star Sand
Music
Fullmoon
Music
A Gentle Glow
Music
The Fortress
Original Music Composer
2016
2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Original Music Composer
The Revenant
Original Music Composer
2014
Nuclear Nation II
Theme Song Performance
2013
Psychedelic Afternoon
Original Music Composer
Yae's Sakura
TVTheme Song Performance
2012
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Original Music Composer
Nuclear Nation
Theme Song Performance
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Music Supervisor
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Original Music Composer
Black Mirror
TVOriginal Music Composer
2010
Burning Ice
as Self
Dhobi Ghat
Original Music Composer
2009
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
as himself
Women Without Men
Original Music Composer
2007
100年インタビュー
TVas ゲスト
Silk
Original Music Composer
2005
Shining Boy and Little Randy
Original Music Composer
Zarin
Original Music Composer
2004
Appleseed
Music
Tony Takitani
Original Music Composer
2003
The Blonds
Music
Life Is Journey
Original Music Composer
2002
Derrida
Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale
Original Music Composer
Alexei and the Spring
Original Music Composer
My Daughter
Sound
Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
Original Music Composer
1999
Complete Hurrah
as Self
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Director (segment "Rain")
New Rose Hotel
as Hosaka Executive
Taboo
Original Music Composer
1998
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Original Music Composer
Snake Eyes
Original Music Composer
1996
Wild Side
Original Music Composer
1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
TV-YMO
as Self
Little Buddha
Original Music Composer
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
Original Music Composer
Wild Palms
TVOriginal Music Composer• 5 eps
1992
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
Tokyo Decadence
Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
Original Music Composer
1991
Marisa Monte: Mais
as Self
High Heels
Original Music Composer
1990
The Handmaid's Tale
Original Music Composer
The Sheltering Sky
Original Music Composer
Infinite Escher
Original Music Composer
1989
NHK Special
TVas Self
1987
The Last Emperor
as Amakasu
Brand New Day
as Self
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Original Music Composer
1986
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
TV WAR
as Self
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Original Music Composer
TV WAR
Original Music Composer
Adelic Penguins
Original Music Composer
1985
Steel Cathedrals
as Self - Piano/strings
All Star Video
as Self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
All Star Video
Music
All Star Video
Director
On the Beach
Music Arranger
1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Yonoi
The Oshima Gang
as Self
YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Keyboards
It's All Right, My Friend
Original Music Composer
Where the Toys Come From
Music Arranger
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
YMO: Winter Live '81
Music
1981