A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Ryûichi Sakamoto
Ryūichi Sakamoto
坂本龍一
坂本龙一
류이치 사카모토
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Born:
January 17, 1952
Died:
March 28, 2023
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.
Director:
1985 All Star Video
2020 Incomplete
Main Title Theme Composer:
1985 All Star Video
2020 Incomplete
2022 After Yang
Music:
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2003 The Blonds
2005 Zarin
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Star Sand
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2020 Incomplete
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Music Arranger:
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2003 The Blonds
2005 Zarin
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Star Sand
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2020 Incomplete
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Music Supervisor:
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2003 The Blonds
2005 Zarin
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Star Sand
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2020 Incomplete
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Musical:
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2003 The Blonds
2005 Zarin
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Star Sand
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2020 Incomplete
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Musician:
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2003 The Blonds
2005 Zarin
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Star Sand
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2020 Adult Baby
2020 Incomplete
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Original Music Composer:
1983 It's All Right, My Friend
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1985 Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto
1986 Adelic Penguins
1986 TV WAR
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
1987 The Last Emperor
1990 Infinite Escher
1990 The Handmaid's Tale
1990 The Sheltering Sky
1991 High Heels
1992 Tokyo Decadence
1992 Wuthering Heights
1993 Little Buddha
1993 Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
1996 Wild Side
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 Snake Eyes
1999 Taboo
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2002 Alexei and the Spring
2002 Derrida
2002 Femme Fatale
2002 Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
2003 Life Is Journey
2003 The Blonds
2004 Appleseed
2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005 Tony Takitani
2005 Zarin
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
2007 Silk
2009 Women Without Men
2010 Dhobi Ghat
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2013 Psychedelic Afternoon
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015 The Revenant
2016 Rage
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016 The Ferryman
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017 Star Sand
2017 The Fortress
2017 async - first light
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018 Your Face
2019 Agniyogana
2019 My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 Paradise Next
2019 Proxima
2019 The Staggering Girl
2020 Adult Baby
2020 Incomplete
2020 Minamata
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Beckett
2021 Love After Love
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2022 Piano Cinéma
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2023 Monster
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Sound:
1983 It's All Right, My Friend
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1985 Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto
1986 Adelic Penguins
1986 TV WAR
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
1987 The Last Emperor
1990 Infinite Escher
1990 The Handmaid's Tale
1990 The Sheltering Sky
1991 High Heels
1992 Tokyo Decadence
1992 Wuthering Heights
1993 Little Buddha
1993 Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
1996 Wild Side
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 Snake Eyes
1999 Taboo
2000 Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2002 Alexei and the Spring
2002 Derrida
2002 Femme Fatale
2002 Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
2002 My Daughter
2003 Life Is Journey
2003 The Blonds
2004 Appleseed
2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005 Tony Takitani
2005 Zarin
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
2007 Silk
2009 Women Without Men
2010 Dhobi Ghat
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2013 Psychedelic Afternoon
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015 The Revenant
2016 Rage
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016 The Ferryman
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017 Star Sand
2017 The Fortress
2017 async - first light
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018 Your Face
2019 Agniyogana
2019 My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 Paradise Next
2019 Proxima
2019 The Staggering Girl
2020 Adult Baby
2020 Incomplete
2020 Minamata
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Beckett
2021 Love After Love
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2022 Piano Cinéma
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2023 Monster
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Theme Song Performance:
1983 It's All Right, My Friend
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983 YMO: Winter Live '81
1985 All Star Video
1985 On the Beach
1985 Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto
1986 Adelic Penguins
1986 TV WAR
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
1987 The Last Emperor
1990 Infinite Escher
1990 The Handmaid's Tale
1990 The Sheltering Sky
1991 High Heels
1992 Tokyo Decadence
1992 Wuthering Heights
1993 Little Buddha
1993 Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
1996 Wild Side
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 Snake Eyes
1999 Taboo
2000 Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART
2001 To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2002 Alexei and the Spring
2002 Derrida
2002 Femme Fatale
2002 Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET
2002 My Daughter
2003 Life Is Journey
2003 The Blonds
2004 Appleseed
2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005 Tony Takitani
2005 Zarin
2006 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Live
2007 Silk
2009 Women Without Men
2010 Dhobi Ghat
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’
2011 Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
2012 Nuclear Nation
2013 Psychedelic Afternoon
2014 Nuclear Nation II
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015 The Revenant
2016 Rage
2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
2016 The Ferryman
2017 Fullmoon
2017 Haiku On A Plum Tree
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017 Star Sand
2017 The Fortress
2017 async - first light
2018 Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018 Your Face
2019 Agniyogana
2019 My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 Paradise Next
2019 Proxima
2019 The Staggering Girl
2020 Adult Baby
2020 Incomplete
2020 Minamata
2021 Apausalypse
2021 Beckett
2021 Love After Love
2021 Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
2022 After Yang
2022 Piano Cinéma
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
2023 Monster
2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
2023 Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Music Arranger:
2022 exception
Music Producer:
2022 exception
Original Music Composer:
1993 Wild Palms
2011 Black Mirror
2022 exception
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