Ryuichi Sakamoto
Biography
Ryuichi Sakamoto (εζ¬ ιΎδΈ, Sakamoto RyΕ«ichi, 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
Top 40 Movies
The Last Emperor
1987
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
New Rose Hotel
1999
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
2023
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
TV WAR
1986
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
1984
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
2025
All Star Video
1985
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
1981
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983
No Smoking
2019
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
N/A
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1992
YMO: Winter Live '81
1983
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
N/A
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
2006
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
2009
YMO β Hi-Tech Video Crime
1992
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
2025
Complete Hurrah
1999
TV-YMO
1993
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Adelic Penguins
1986