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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Films (132)
Zi
2026 · In Memory Of
The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage
2026 · Himself
A Flower of Forgetfulness
2026 · Compositor
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Sons of the Neon Night
2025 · Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
2025 · Self
Black Ox
2024 · Original Music Composer
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024 · Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 · Self, Music
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
2023 · Self
L'Innocence
2023 · Original Music Composer
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Self (archive footage), Main Title Theme Composer
Stalingrad - Voices from the Ruins
2023 · Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022 · Himself, Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
2022 · Original Music Composer
Despidiendo a Yang
2022 · Main Title Theme Composer
Amour après amour
2021 · Original Music Composer
Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2021 · Music
Beckett
2021 · Original Music Composer
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Apausalypse
2021 · Music
Incomplete
2020 · Director, Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Adult Baby
2020 · Musician
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
El Síndrome de Minamata
2020 · Original Music Composer
Prometo volver
2019 · Original Music Composer
No Smoking
2019 · Self
Agniyogana
2019 · Original Music Composer
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 · Original Music Composer
Paradise Next
2019 · Original Music Composer
The Staggering Girl
2019 · Original Music Composer
Your Face
2018 · Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018 · Self, Music
A Gentle Glow
2017 · Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017 · Self, Original Music Composer
The Fortress
2017 · Original Music Composer
Fullmoon
2017 · Music
Star Sand
2017 · Music
Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 · Music
async - first light
2017 · Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016 · Self, Music
Rage
2016 · Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
The Ferryman
2016 · Original Music Composer
Le revenant
2015 · Original Music Composer
Nagasaki : Memories of my Son
2015 · Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012
2015
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
2015 · Self
Nuclear Nation II
2014 · Theme Song Performance
Psychedelic Afternoon
2013 · Original Music Composer
Atarashii Kutsu avec Kawanakucha
2012 · Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse)
2012 · Music
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
2012 · Self
Light Up Nippon
2012 · Original Music Composer
Nuclear Nation
2012 · Theme Song Performance
Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2011 · Music
Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 · Music
Hara-Kiri : Mort d'un samouraï
2011 · Original Music Composer
Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)
2010 · Songs
Burning Ice
2010 · Self
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
2009 · himself
Women without men
2009 · Original Music Composer
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009 · Self
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008 · Original Music Composer
Soie
2007 · Original Music Composer
Babel
2006 · Songs
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
2006 · Self, Musical
Zarin
2005 · Original Music Composer
Shining Boy & Little Randy
2005 · Original Music Composer
Tony Takitani
2004 · Original Music Composer
Appleseed
2004 · Music
The Blonds
2003 · Music
Life Is Journey
2003 · Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003 · Self
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
2002 · Original Music Composer
My Daughter
2002 · Sound
Femme fatale
2002 · Original Music Composer
Derrida
2002 · Original Music Composer
Alexei and the Spring
2002 · Original Music Composer
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2001 · Music
Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART
2000 · Sound
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
Taboo
1999 · Original Music Composer
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999 · Director (segment "Rain")
Complete Hurrah
1999 · Self
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Hosaka Executive
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 · Original Music Composer
Snake Eyes
1998 · Original Music Composer
Wild Side
1996 · Original Music Composer
TV-YMO
1993 · Self
Little Buddha
1993 · Original Music Composer
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
1993 · self
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1993
Wuthering Heights
1992 · Original Music Composer
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony
1992 · Self
Tokyo Decadence
1992 · Original Music Composer
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
1992 · Self
Marisa Monte: Mais
1991 · Self
High Heels
1991 · Original Music Composer
Peachboy
1991 · Original Music Composer
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Original Music Composer
Infinite Escher
1990 · Original Music Composer
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · Original Music Composer
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987
The Last Emperor
1987 · Amakasu, Original Music Composer
Brand New Day
1987 · Self
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 · Original Music Composer
Bye Bye Kipling
1986 · Self
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986 · Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986 · Producer
Adelic Penguins
1986 · Original Music Composer
TV WAR
1986 · Self, Original Music Composer
On the Beach
1985 · Music Arranger
Steel Cathedrals
1985 · Self - Piano/strings
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985 · Self, Original Music Composer
All Star Video
1985 · Self, Music, Director
A Human Tube
1985
Preparations For A Journey
1984
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
1984 · Self
The Oshima Gang
1983 · Self
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 · Self - Keyboards, Music
Where the Toys Come From
1983 · Music Arranger
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Yonoi, Original Music Composer
YMO: Winter Live '81
1983 · Self, Music
It's All Right, My Friend
1983 · Original Music Composer
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
1981 · Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
· Self (archive footage)
Séries (10)
Excepción
2022 · Music Producer, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
2021
Thirteen Talks
2016
Yae's Sakura
2013 · Theme Song Performance
Black Mirror
2011 · Original Music Composer
100年インタビュー
2007 · ゲスト
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
Wild Palms
1993 · Original Music Composer
Today's Close-Up
1993
NHK Special
1989 · Self