Ryuichi Sakamoto

Composer

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 Not in library

The Last Emperor

1987

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Not in library

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983

New Rose Hotel Not in library

New Rose Hotel

1999

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Not in library

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

2017

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus Not in library

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

2023

SUGA: Road to D-DAY Not in library

SUGA: Road to D-DAY

2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory Not in library

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

2018

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 Not in library

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Not in library

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto Not in library

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

1985

Acting

2025 Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 as Self In Library
2025 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries as Self (archive footage)
2024 Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024 Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era as Self
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV as Self (archive footage)
2023 SUGA: Road to D-DAY as Self
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus as Self
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 as Himself
2021 Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021 NHK MUSIC SPECIAL
2020 Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020 OKINA: Dance of Life
2019 No Smoking as Self
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory as Self
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda as Self
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House as Self
2016 Thirteen Talks
2015 700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto as Self
2012 Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK as Self
2010 Burning Ice as Self
2009 Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist as Self
2009 POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra as himself
2008 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
2007 100年インタビュー as ゲスト (1 episode)
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live as Self
2003 Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream as Self
2003 VisualYMO:the Best
2000 Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
1999 Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Director (segment "Rain")
1999 Complete Hurrah as Self
1999 New Rose Hotel as Hosaka Executive
1998 Jounetsu Tairiku
1993 YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 as self
1993 TV-YMO as Self
1993 Today's Close-Up
1992 YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime as Self
1992 Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1991 Marisa Monte: Mais as Self
1989 NHK Special as Self (1 episode)
1988 SAKAMOTO PLAYS SAKAMOTO
1987 The Last Emperor as Amakasu
1987 NEO GEO ～1987.7.19 NHKホール～
1987 Brand New Day as Self
1986 Bye Bye Kipling as Self
1986 Adelic Penguins
1986 TV WAR as Self
1985 A Human Tube
1985 Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto as Self
1985 All Star Video as Self
1985 Steel Cathedrals as Self - Piano/strings
1984 Preparations For A Journey
1984 A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda as Self
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as Yonoi
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan as Self - Keyboards
1983 The Oshima Gang as Self
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81 as Self
1981 Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 as Self
— Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis as Self (archive footage)
— Technodon in Tokyo Dome

Directing

2020 Incomplete Director
1985 All Star Video Director

Writing

2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live Musical

Sound

2025 Sons of the Neon Night Original Music Composer
2025 Flames of a Flower Theme Song Performance
2025 Frammenti Original Music Composer
2024 Black Ox Original Music Composer
2023 Monster Original Music Composer
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen Music
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Music
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus Music
2022 Piano Cinéma Original Music Composer
2022 After Yang Main Title Theme Composer
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 Original Music Composer
2022 exception Music Arranger
2022 exception Music Producer
2022 exception Original Music Composer
2021 Apausalypse Music
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund Music
2021 Beckett Original Music Composer
2021 Love After Love Original Music Composer
2020 Incomplete Original Music Composer
2020 Adult Baby Musician
2020 Minamata Original Music Composer
2019 The Staggering Girl Original Music Composer
2019 Paradise Next Original Music Composer
2019 My Tyrano: Together, Forever Original Music Composer
2019 Proxima Original Music Composer
2019 Agniyogana Original Music Composer
2018 Your Face Original Music Composer
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory Music
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree Music
2017 Star Sand Music
2017 async - first light Original Music Composer
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Original Music Composer
2017 The Fortress Original Music Composer
2017 Fullmoon Music
2017 A Gentle Glow Music
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House Music
2016 Rage Original Music Composer
2016 The Ferryman Original Music Composer
2016 Rage Theme Song Performance
2015 The Revenant Original Music Composer In Library
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Original Music Composer
2014 Nuclear Nation II Theme Song Performance
2013 Psychedelic Afternoon Original Music Composer
2013 Yae's Sakura Theme Song Performance
2012 I Have to Buy New Shoes Original Music Composer
2012 Nuclear Nation Theme Song Performance
2012 I Have to Buy New Shoes Music Supervisor
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto Music
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’ Music
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Original Music Composer
2011 Black Mirror Original Music Composer
2010 Dhobi Ghat Original Music Composer
2009 Women Without Men Original Music Composer
2008 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ Original Music Composer
2007 Silk Original Music Composer
2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy Original Music Composer
2005 Zarin Original Music Composer
2004 Tony Takitani Original Music Composer
2004 Appleseed Music
2003 The Blonds Music
2003 Life Is Journey Original Music Composer
2002 Femme Fatale Original Music Composer
2002 My Daughter Sound
2002 Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET Original Music Composer
2002 Derrida Original Music Composer
2002 Alexei and the Spring Original Music Composer
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out Music
2000 Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART Sound
1999 Taboo Original Music Composer
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Original Music Composer
1998 Snake Eyes Original Music Composer
1996 Wild Side Original Music Composer
1993 Little Buddha Original Music Composer
1993 Rabbit Ears - Peachboy Original Music Composer
1993 Wild Palms Original Music Composer
1992 Tokyo Decadence Original Music Composer
1992 Wuthering Heights Original Music Composer
1991 High Heels Original Music Composer
1990 The Sheltering Sky Original Music Composer
1990 The Handmaid's Tale Original Music Composer
1990 Infinite Escher Original Music Composer
1987 The Last Emperor Original Music Composer
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise Original Music Composer
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis Original Music Composer
1986 TV WAR Original Music Composer
1986 Adelic Penguins Original Music Composer
1985 All Star Video Music
1985 On the Beach Music Arranger
1985 Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Original Music Composer
1983 It's All Right, My Friend Original Music Composer
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81 Music
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan Music
1983 Where the Toys Come From Music Arranger

Crew

2026 Zi In Memory Of