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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Sound Born Jan 17, 1952 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Thirteen Talks

2016
Film

The Last Emperor

as Amakasu

Full filmography

  • Thirteen Talks (2016)
  • The Last Emperor (1987) as Amakasu
  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) as Yonoi
  • Jounetsu Tairiku (1998)
  • Today's Close-Up (1993)
  • NHK Special (1989) as Self
  • New Rose Hotel (1999) as Hosaka Executive
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017) as Self
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023) as Self
  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) as Self
  • The Oshima Gang (1983) as Self
  • Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009) as Self
  • Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003) as Self
  • 100年インタビュー (2007) as ゲスト
  • Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985) as Self
  • No Smoking (2019) as Self
  • NHK MUSIC SPECIAL (2021)
  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) as Director (segment "Rain")
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory (2018) as Self
  • Brand New Day (1987) as Self
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days (2024)
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 (1981) as Self
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 (2025) as Self