Ryuichi Sakamoto
Birthday
1952/01/17
Day of death
2023/03/28 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also know as
Ryûichi Sakamoto, Ryūichi Sakamoto, 류이치 사카모토, Yellow Magic Orchestra, YMO
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.
Acting
(1987) The Last Emperor
as Amakasu
(1983) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Yonoi
(1999) Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Director (segment "Rain")
(1999) Complete Hurrah
as Self
(1993) YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
(2023) Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) SUGA: Road to D-DAY
as Self
(1991) Marisa Monte: Mais
as Ryuichi Sakamoto
(2010) Burning Ice
as Self
(2023) Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
(2020) Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
as ---
(1999) New Rose Hotel
as Hosaka Executive
(1993) TV-YMO
as Self
(1984) Preparations For A Journey
as ---
(2003) Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
as Self
(1992) YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
(2006) Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
as Self
(1985) A Human Tube
as ---
(2016) Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
as Self
(2020) OKINA: Dance of Life
as ---
(2022) Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
(2024) Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
as ---
(1987) NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
as ---
(1988) SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
as ---
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
as Self
(2024) Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
(1986) Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
(1985) Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
(1985) All Star Video
as Self
(1986) Adelic Penguins
as ---
(1987) Brand New Day
as Self
(1986) TV WAR
as Self
(2017) Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Self
(1985) Steel Cathedrals
as Self - Piano/strings
(2018) Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
as Self
(2009) Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
as Self
(1983) YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Keyboards
(2015) 700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
(2019) No Smoking
as Self
(1981) Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
as Self
(2012) Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
as Self
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
as ---
(1983) The Oshima Gang
as Self
(2000) Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
as ---
(1983) YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
(1998) Jounetsu Tairiku
as ---
(1993) Today's Close-Up
as ---
(1989) NHK Special
as Self
(2007) 100年インタビュー
as ゲスト
(2022) NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
as ---
(2016) Thirteen Talks
as ---