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Director
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 97
TMDB ID: 11382
IMDb ID: nm0757098
Known for: Sound
Born: January 17, 1952
Died: March 28, 2023
Age: 71
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2026
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q345494
Also known as
Ryûichi Sakamoto • Ryūichi Sakamoto • 류이치 사카모토 • Yellow Magic Orchestra • YMO
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Original Music Composer (59)Music (20)Theme Song Performance (4)Music Arranger (2)Songs (2)Sound (2)Compositor (1)In Memory Of (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Original Music Composer
Monster
2023 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
1987 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Revenant
2015 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 • Movie
Songs
Babel
2006 • Movie
Original Music Composer
High Heels
1991 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Minamata
2020 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Rage
2016 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Fortress
2017 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Tony Takitani
2004 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Original Music Composer
The Revenant
2015 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Monster
2023 • Movie
Songs
Babel
2006 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Tokyo Decadence
1992 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
1987 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Femme Fatale
2002 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
1992 • Movie
In Memory Of
Zi
2026 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 • Movie
Music
Apausalypse
2021 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 • Movie
Original Music Composer
High Heels
1991 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Original Music Composer • 1 eps
Black Mirror
2011 • Series
Theme Song Performance • 50 eps
Yae's Sakura
2013 • Series
1 eps
Thirteen Talks
2016 • Series
1 eps
Today's Close-Up
1993 • Series
Music Producer • 8 eps
exception
2022 • Series
Original Music Composer • 5 eps
Wild Palms
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NHK Special
1989 • Series
1 eps
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Compositor
A Flower of Forgetfulness
2026 • Movie
In Memory Of
Zi
2026 • Movie
Theme Song Performance
Flames of a Flower
2025 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Sons of the Neon Night
2025 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Frammenti
2025 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Black Ox
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Kraftwerk - Fuji Rock Festival 2024
2024 • Movie
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Monster
2023 • Movie
Music
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 • Movie
Music
Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
2023 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
2022 • Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
After Yang
2022 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Love After Love
2021 • Movie
Music
Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2021 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
2025 • Movie
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
2025 • Movie
as Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024 • Movie
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024 • Movie
as Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 • Movie
as Self
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 • Movie
as Himself
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2022 • Movie
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021 • Movie
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure
2020 • Movie
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020 • Movie
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
