Ryuichi Sakamoto

Sakamoto Ryuichi

  • Name: Sakamoto Ryuichi
  • Native name: 坂本 龍一
  • Also Known as: さかもと りゅういち, Sakamoto Ryūichi
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: January 17, 1952
  • Died: March 28, 2023
Sakamoto Ryuichi was a Japanese musician, activist, composer, record producer, writer, singer, pianist, and actor formerly based in Tokyo and New York. Beginning his career in 1978 as a member of the electronic music group "Yellow Magic Orchestra", Sakamoto served on keyboards and sometimes vocals. The band was an international success, with worldwide hits such as "Computer Game / Firecracker" and "Behind the Mask", later playing a pioneering role in the techno and acid house movements of the 1990s. He concurrently pursued a solo career, debuting with the experimental electronic fusion album "Thousand Knives", and later released the pioneering album "B-2 Unit", which included the electro classic "Riot in Lagos".

As a film-score composer, Sakamoto has won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and 2 Golden Globe Awards. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) marked his debut as both an actor and a film-score composer; its main theme was adapted into the single "Forbidden Colours" which became an international hit. His most successful work as a film composer is The Last Emperor (1987). In that same year, he composed the score to the cult-classic anime film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. He continued earning accolades composing for films such as The Sheltering Sky (1990), Little Buddha (1993), and The Revenant (2015). In April 2012, Sakamoto was announced as the composer for theme music of Taiga drama "Yae no Sakura", marking his first time to compose music for a taiga drama.

Sakamoto died from cancer on March 28, 2023, at the age of 71. His death was announced on April 2, after his funeral had taken place. Edit Biography
Composer
Year Title Type Rating
2023 Monster
Movie
9.0
2020 Love After Love
Movie
6.8
2020 Kyou no Nekomura-san
Drama
7.3
2020 Minamata
Movie
7.8
2019 Paradise Next
Movie
6.8
2018 Your Face
Movie
6.6
2017 The Fortress
Movie
7.7
2016 Anger
Movie
7.6
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Movie
8.0
2012 I Have To Buy New Shoes
Movie
7.2
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Movie
7.6
2007 Silk
Movie
6.5
2005 Shining Boy & Little Randy
Movie
7.3
2005 Tony Takitani
Movie
7.5
2003 Life Is Journey
Movie
0.0
1999 Taboo
Movie
6.8
1997 Stalker: Nige Kirenu Ai
Drama
10.0
1992 Topaz
Movie
6.3
1987 The Last Emperor
Movie
8.0
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Movie
7.9
1983 Daijoubu My Friend
Movie
0.0
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Movie
8.0
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2012 Rich Man, Poor Woman
Japanese Drama, 2012, 11 eps
(Ep. 1) (Guest Role)
11
(Ep. 1)
Guest Role
8.1
2012 Hungry!
Japanese Drama, 2012, 11 eps
(Ep. 8) (Guest Role)
11
(Ep. 8)
Guest Role
7.4
2010 Freeter, Ie o Kau.
Japanese Drama, 2010, 10 eps
(Ep. 1) (Guest Role)
10
(Ep. 1)
Guest Role
7.8
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2024 Sakamoto Ryuichi War and Peace: Kyoju ga Nokoshita Kotobatachi
Japanese Movie, 2024,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
0.0
2023 SUGA: Road to D-DAY
Korean Movie, 2023,
[Himself] (Guest Role)
[Himself]
Guest Role
9.2
2019 No Smoking
Japanese Movie, 2019,
Himself (Support Role)
Himself
Support Role
0.0
2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Japanese Movie, 2017,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
7.4
1987 The Last Emperor
Chinese Movie, 1987,
Amakasu Masahiko (Support Role)
Amakasu Masahiko
Support Role
8.0
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Japanese Movie, 1983,
Captain Yonoi (Main Role)
Main Role
8.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2005 J-Melo
Japanese TV Show, 2005, 576 eps
(Guest)
576
Guest
0.0
1998 Jounetsu Tairiku
Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1236 eps
(Ep. 134) {Dec 24, 2000} (Guest)
1236
(Ep. 134) {Dec 24, 2000}
Guest
8.0
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  • First Name: Ryuichi
  • Family Name: Sakamoto
  • Native name: 坂本 龍一
  • Also Known as: さかもと りゅういち, Sakamoto Ryūichi
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: January 17, 1952
  • Died: March 28, 2023

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