Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Sound January 17, 1952

Tokyo, 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 so…

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The Revenant

The Revenant

7.5 2015 Movie
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.3 2011 TV Show
Babel

Babel

7.2 2006 Movie
The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

7.6 1987 Movie
Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

6.2 1998 Movie
Monster

Monster

7.9 2023 Movie
Beckett

Beckett

6.2 2021 Movie
Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

6.2 2002 Movie
After Yang

After Yang

6.4 2022 Movie
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

7.3 1983 Movie
High Heels

High Heels

7.0 1991 Movie
Little Buddha

Little Buddha

6.3 1993 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Sekiro: No Defeat

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  2. 2026
    A Flower of Forgetfulness

    Movie Compositor

  3. 2026
    Zi

    Movie In Memory Of

  4. 2025
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2025
    Flames of a Flower

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  6. 2025
    Sons of the Neon Night

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2025
    Frammenti

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2025
    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

    Movie Self

  9. 2024
    Black Ox

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2024
    Kraftwerk - Fuji Rock Festival 2024

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2024
    Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

    Movie Self

  12. 2024
    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    Movie

  13. 2023
    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

    Movie Self

  14. 2023
    SUGA: Road to D-DAY

    Movie Self

  15. 2023
    Monster

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2023
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Movie Self (archive footage)

More credits
  1. 2023
    Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen

    Movie Music

  2. 2022
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022

    Movie Himself

  3. 2022
    exception

    TV show Music Producer

  4. 2022
    Piano Cinéma

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 2022
    After Yang

    Movie Main Title Theme Composer

  6. 2021
    Love After Love

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2021
    Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund

    Movie Music

  8. 2021
    Beckett

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2021
    Brilliant Trees Sessions

    Movie

  10. 2021
    Apausalypse

    Movie Music

  11. 2021
    NHK MUSIC SPECIAL

    TV show

  12. 2020
    Incomplete

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2020
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Improvisation for Sonic Cure

    Movie

  14. 2020
    OKINA: Dance of Life

    Movie

  15. 2020
    Adult Baby

    Movie Musician

  16. 2020
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

    Movie

  17. 2020
    Minamata

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 2019
    Proxima

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2019
    No Smoking

    Movie Self

  20. 2019
    Agniyogana

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 2019
    My Tyrano: Together, Forever

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 2019
    Paradise Next

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 2019
    The Staggering Girl

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 2018
    Your Face

    Movie Original Music Composer