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