Ryuichi Sakamoto
Birthday: 1952-01-17
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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.
Movies
The Last Emperor
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison ...
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Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, R...
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Complete Hurrah
Yellow Magic Orchestra perform live at Hurrah in New York on November 1, 1979...
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YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
Yellow Magic Orchestra perform at Nippon Budokan on December 27, Tokyo 1980...
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who...
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SUGA: Road to D-DAY
SUGA of the world-renowned group, BTS, works on a new album. He embarks on a journey to find his sto...
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Marisa Monte: Mais
The documentary follows the genesis of Marisa Monte's album Mais in New York City and the subsequent...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
"Ars longa, vita brevis" – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sa...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated
100 minutes of healing music from Ryuichi Sakamoto and shamisen prodigy Hidejiro Honjoh....
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New Rose Hotel
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employ...
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Preparations For A Journey
Original music by David Sylvian. Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Masami Tsuchiya....
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Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
A documentary about Brian de Palma's "Femme Fatale."...
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen Live
Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, accompanied by a live visual score, perform their second collaborati...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House
Music live performance of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto at the Glass House....
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
On December 11, 2022, Ryuichi Sakamoto's solo piano performance will be streamed in the form of a co...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days
Ryuichi Sakamoto shocked the world with his techno music as a member of YMO and continued to capture...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
A Music Special episode broadcasted by NHK. This documentary looks back at the great achievements an...
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A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directe...
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Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
This documentary follows the path of musician Kazuhiko Kato, who has created many masterpieces that ...
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Bye Bye Kipling
This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with...
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Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for ...
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All Star Video
A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sa...
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Adelic Penguins
Originally commissioned by the Sony Corporation of Japan and performed live on the JumboTRON, a four...
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Brand New Day
Japan, 1986. At the tail end of the world tour promoting their latest album Revenge, Eurythmics tops...
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TV WAR
Performed live on September 15th, 1985 on the SONY JumboTRON at Tsukuba Expo, Tukuba, Japan...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. Hi...
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Steel Cathedrals
20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
A live performance film capturing an intimate concert by composer, pianist and music producer Ryuich...
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Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop...
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YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Yellow Magic Orchestra playing songs from the album Service in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan in t...
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No Smoking
A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of ...
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Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
A domestic live tour in 1981 when YMO released two masterpiece albums, "BGM" and "Technodelic". A li...
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Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
A live performed on August 5, 2011 at NHK 101 Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. Yellow Magic Orchestra, who...
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The Oshima Gang
Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1983 film MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE....
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 - Complete Version
A concert, called Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour, was organized in 1996. The setlist of this conce...
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YMO: Winter Live '81
Yellow Magic Orchestra concert recorded in late December 1981 at the Shinjuku Koma Theater....
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014
Ryuichi Sakamoto sadly passed away at the age of 71 on March 28, 2023. His music never stops and con...
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Brilliant Trees Sessions
A video documenting the making of David Sylvian's 1984 Lp "Brilliant Trees" within Berlin. Unknown ...
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern: utp_
Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, backed by Ensemble Modern and a live "visual score", perform their f...
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Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
Recorded at New York City's legendary Hurrah's nightclub and Los Angles' Greek Theater in 1979, YMO ...
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