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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Born 1952-01-17Tokyo, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Ryuichi Sakamoto: DiariesSelf (archive footage)Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014SelfTonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His EraSelfRyuichi Sakamoto's Last DaysRoleRyuichi Sakamoto | OpusSelfSUGA: Road to D-DAYSelfNam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022HimselfBrilliant Trees SessionsRoleRyuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic CureRoleOKINA: Dance of LifeRoleRyuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the IsolatedRoleNo SmokingSelfRyuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue ArmorySelfRyuichi Sakamoto: CODASelfRyuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass HouseSelf700 Days with Ryuichi SakamotoSelfYellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHKSelfBurning IceSelfPOSTYMO / Yellow Magic OrchestrahimselfInk Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued LyricistSelfAlva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_RoleAlva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen LiveSelfFemme Fatale: Dream Within a DreamSelf