7.5
Movie
Sound
Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Born
- Died
- (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Credits
- 141 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
8.3
TV
Black Mirror
7.2
Movie
Babel
7.6
Movie
The Last Emperor
6.2
Movie
Snake Eyes
7.9
Movie
Monster
6.1
Movie
Beckett
6.2
Movie
Femme Fatale
6.4
Movie
After Yang
7.3
Movie
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.0
Movie
High Heels
6.3
Movie
Little Buddha
6.2
Movie
Proxima
6.8
Movie
Appleseed
6.9
Movie
Minamata
6.6
Movie
Wuthering Heights
6.5
Movie
The Sheltering Sky
6.1
Movie
The Handmaid's Tale
Acting credits 63
Crew credits 95
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zi Film | In Memory Of |
| 2026 | A Flower of Forgetfulness Film | Compositor |
| 2025 | Sons of the Neon Night Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2024 | Black Ox Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Film | Music |
| 2023 | Monster Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Film | Music |
| 2023 | Stalingrad - Voices from the Ruins Film | Music |
| 2022 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2022 | exception TV | Music Producer, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer (8 ep) |
| 2022 | Piano Cinéma Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2022 | After Yang Film | Main Title Theme Composer |
| 2021 | Love After Love Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2021 | Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund Film | Music |
| 2021 | Beckett Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2021 | Apausalypse Film | Music |
| 2020 | Incomplete Film | Director, Original Music Composer |
| 2020 | Adult Baby Film | Musician |
| 2020 | Minamata Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | Proxima Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | Agniyogana Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | My Tyrano: Together, Forever Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | Paradise Next Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | The Staggering Girl Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2018 | Your Face Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2018 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory Film | Music |
| 2017 | A Gentle Glow Film | Music |
| 2017 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2017 | The Fortress Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2017 | Fullmoon Film | Music |
| 2017 | Star Sand Film | Music |
| 2017 | Haiku On A Plum Tree Film | Music |
| 2017 | async - first light Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2016 | Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House Film | Music |
| 2016 | Rage Film | Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance |
| 2016 | The Ferryman Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2015 | The Revenant Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2015 | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2014 | Nuclear Nation II Film | Theme Song Performance |
| 2013 | Psychedelic Afternoon Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura TV | Theme Song Performance (50 ep) |
| 2012 | I Have to Buy New Shoes Film | Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| 2012 | Future Past Perfect Pt. 02 (Cité Radieuse) Film | Music |
| 2012 | Light Up Nippon Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2012 | Nuclear Nation Film | Theme Song Performance |
| 2011 | Black Mirror TV | Original Music Composer (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Utau Live in Tokyo 2010 - A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto Film | Music |
| 2011 | Tripitaka Koreana Special ‘Dharma’ Film | Music |
| 2011 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2010 | Dhobi Ghat Film | Songs |
| 2009 | Women Without Men Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2008 | Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_ Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2007 | Silk Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2006 | Babel Film | Songs |
| 2006 | Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live Film | Musical |
| 2005 | Zarin Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2005 | Shining Boy & Little Randy Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2004 | Tony Takitani Film | Original Music Composer |
| 2004 | Appleseed Film | Music |
| 2003 | The Blonds Film | Music |