
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