Directed credits
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Director
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 90
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: 6.54
Wikidata: Q345494
Also known as
Ryûichi Sakamoto • Ryūichi Sakamoto • 류이치 사카모토 • Yellow Magic Orchestra • YMO
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Original Music Composer (57)Music (19)Theme Song Performance (4)Music Arranger (2)Sound (2)In Memory Of (1)Main Title Theme Composer (1)Music Producer (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.
7.9
Monster
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
7.5
The Revenant
Original Music Composer
2015 Movie
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
1983 Movie
7.2
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Original Music Composer
2011 Movie
7.1
High Heels
Original Music Composer
1991 Movie
6.9
Minamata
Original Music Composer
2020 Movie
6.8
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
6.8
The Fortress
Original Music Composer
2017 Movie
6.7
Appleseed
Music
2004 Movie
6.7
Tony Takitani
Original Music Composer
2004 Movie
6.6
Wuthering Heights
Original Music Composer
1992 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
7.5
The Revenant
Original Music Composer
2015 Movie
6.6
Wuthering Heights
Original Music Composer
1992 Movie
7.9
Monster
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
6.2
Femme Fatale
Original Music Composer
2002 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
5.4
Sons of the Neon Night
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
6.2
Snake Eyes
Original Music Composer
1998 Movie
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
1983 Movie
6.4
After Yang
Main Title Theme Composer
2022 Movie
6.1
The Handmaid's Tale
Original Music Composer
1990 Movie
6.5
Derrida
Original Music Composer
2002 Movie
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
8.3
Black Mirror
Original Music Composer • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.8
Thirteen Talks
1 eps
2016 Series
7.9
Yae's Sakura
Theme Song Performance • 50 eps
2013 Series
6.2
Wild Palms
Original Music Composer • 5 eps
1993 Series
7.0
exception
Music Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Jounetsu Tairiku
1 eps
1998 Series
8.0
NHK Special
as Self • 1 eps
1989 Series
Today's Close-Up
1 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Zi
In Memory Of
2026 Movie
8.0
Flames of a Flower
Theme Song Performance
2025 Movie
5.4
Sons of the Neon Night
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
7.5
Black Ox
Original Music Composer
2024 Movie
7.8
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Music
2023 Movie
7.9
Monster
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
6.9
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Music
2023 Movie
7.8
Stalingrad - Stimmen aus Ruinen
Music
2023 Movie
10.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Original Music Composer
2022 Movie
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
2022 Movie
6.4
After Yang
Main Title Theme Composer
2022 Movie
5.6
Love After Love
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
8.0
Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund
Music
2021 Movie
6.2
Beckett
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
9.0
Apausalypse
Music
2021 Movie
8.5
Adult Baby
Musician
2020 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
8.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
as Self
2025 Movie
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
2024 Movie
10.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
2024 Movie
7.8
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
as Self
2023 Movie
7.3
SUGA: Road to D-DAY
as Self
2023 Movie
6.9
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
10.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
as Himself
2022 Movie
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021 Movie
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020 Movie
6.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
2020 Movie
7.3
No Smoking
as Self
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ryuichi Sakamoto.
