
Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- January 17, 1952
- Died
- March 28, 2023
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis TBA
as Self (archive footage)

Zi 2026
In Memory Of

The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage 2026
as Himself

A Flower of Forgetfulness 2026
Compositor

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries 2025
as Self (archive footage)

Sons of the Neon Night 2025
Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 2025
as Self

Black Ox 2024
Original Music Composer

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era 2024
as Self

Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days 2024
Actor

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus 2023
as Self, Music

SUGA: Road to D-DAY 2023
as Self

Monster 2023
Original Music Composer

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV 2023
as Self (archive footage), Main Title Theme Composer

Stalingrad - Voices from the Ruins 2023
Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 2022
as Himself, Original Music Composer

Piano Cinéma 2022
Original Music Composer

After Yang 2022
Main Title Theme Composer

Love After Love 2021
Original Music Composer

Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund 2021
Music

Beckett 2021
Original Music Composer

Brilliant Trees Sessions 2021
Actor

Apausalypse 2021
Music

Incomplete 2020
Director, Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure 2020
Actor

OKINA: Dance of Life 2020
Actor

Adult Baby 2020
Musician

Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated 2020
Actor

Minamata 2020
Original Music Composer

Proxima 2019
Original Music Composer

No Smoking 2019
as 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
as Self, Music

A Gentle Glow 2017
Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA 2017
as 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
as Self, Music

Rage 2016
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance

The Ferryman 2016
Original Music Composer

The Revenant 2015
Original Music Composer

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2015
Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012 2015
Actor

700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto 2015
as Self

Nuclear Nation II 2014
Theme Song Performance

Psychedelic Afternoon 2013
Original Music Composer

I Have to Buy New Shoes 2012
Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor

Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse) 2012
Music

Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK 2012
as 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

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 2011
Original Music Composer

Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’ 2011
Music

Dhobi Ghat 2010
Songs
- Burning Ice
Burning Ice 2010
as Self

POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra 2009
as himself

Women Without Men 2009
Original Music Composer

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist 2009
as Self

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ 2008
Actor, Original Music Composer

Silk 2007
Original Music Composer

Babel 2006
Songs

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live 2006
as 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
as Self

VisualYMO:the Best 2003
Actor

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
Actor

Taboo 1999
Original Music Composer

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 1999
as Director (segment "Rain")

Complete Hurrah 1999
as Self

New Rose Hotel 1999
as 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
as Self

Little Buddha 1993
Original Music Composer

YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 1993
as self

Technodon in Tokyo Dome 1993
Actor

Wuthering Heights 1992
Original Music Composer

Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra 1992
Actor

Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony 1992
as Self

Tokyo Decadence 1992
Original Music Composer

YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime 1992
as Self

Marisa Monte: Mais 1991
as 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
Actor
- NEO GEO ~1987.7.19 NHKホール~
NEO GEO ~1987.7.19 NHKホール~ 1987
Actor

The Last Emperor 1987
as Amakasu, Original Music Composer
- Brand New Day
Brand New Day 1987
as Self

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise 1987
Original Music Composer

Bye Bye Kipling 1986
as Self

The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1986
Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live 1986
Actor, Producer

Adelic Penguins 1986
Actor, Original Music Composer

TV WAR 1986
as Self, Original Music Composer

On the Beach 1985
Music Arranger
- Steel Cathedrals
Steel Cathedrals 1985
as Self - Piano/strings

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto 1985
as Self, Original Music Composer

All Star Video 1985
as Self, Music, Director

A Human Tube 1985
Actor
- Preparations For A Journey
Preparations For A Journey 1984
Actor

A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda 1984
as Self

The Oshima Gang 1983
as Self

YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan 1983
as Self - Keyboards, Music

Where the Toys Come From 1983
Music Arranger

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983
as Yonoi, Original Music Composer

YMO: Winter Live '81 1983
as Self, Music

It's All Right, My Friend 1983
Original Music Composer

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 1981
as Self
Credits from TMDB.