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
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
Self
2025
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
2024
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Self
2023
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
Self
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Himself
2022
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
(1 episode)
2021
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
No Smoking
Self
2019
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Self
2018
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Self
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Self
2016
Thirteen Talks
(1 episode)
2016
700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
2015
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
Self
2012
Burning Ice
Self
2010
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
himself
2009
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Self
2009
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2008
100年インタビュー
ゲスト · (1 episode)
2007
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
Self
2006
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003
VisualYMO:the Best
2003
Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
2000
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Director (segment "Rain")
1999
Complete Hurrah
Self
1999
New Rose Hotel
Hosaka Executive
1999
Jounetsu Tairiku
(1 episode)
1998
TV-YMO
Self
1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
1993
Today's Close-Up
(1 episode)
1993
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
Self
1992
Marisa Monte: Mais
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1991
NHK Special
Self · (1 episode)
1989
SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1988
NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987
The Last Emperor
Amakasu
1987
Brand New Day
Self
1987
Adelic Penguins
1986
TV WAR
Self
1986
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
1986
Steel Cathedrals
Self - Piano/strings
1985
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
1985
All Star Video
Self
1985
A Human Tube
1985
Preparations For A Journey
1984
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Yonoi
1983
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Self (archive footage)
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Self
1984
The Oshima Gang
Self
1983
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Self - Keyboards
1983
YMO: Winter Live '81
Self
1983
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
Self
1981
