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.
Awards & recognition
- Art Encouragement Prizes · 2010
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2009
- Order of Rio Branco · 2002
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1988
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 1983
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- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1988 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · 1988 · nominated
Filmography37 titles
Black Mirror
Monster
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
The Last Emperor
The Revenant
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Suga: Road to D-Day
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Babel
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
High Heels
Minamata
Derrida
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
The Fortress
Tony Takitani
Appleseed
Wuthering Heights
The Sheltering Sky
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
After Yang
Mumbai Diaries
Women Without Men
Little Buddha
Beckett
Proxima
My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Femme Fatale
Snake Eyes
The Handmaid's Tale
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Tokyo Decadence
Silk
Wild Side
New Rose Hotel