Deceased

How Did Ryuichi Sakamoto Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asRyûichi Sakamoto, Ryūichi Sakamoto, 류이치 사카모토, Yellow Magic Orchestra, YMOGenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn17/01/1952Born inTokyo, JapanDied28/03/2023 (aged 71)Died inTokyoCausecolorectal cancerWikidataQ345494 ↗TMDb#11382 ↗

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA, Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards.

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Filmography37 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video VoyageMovie	Himself	74
2025	Ryuichi Sakamoto \| Playing the Orchestra 2014Movie	Self	73
2024	Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last DaysMovie	—	72
2023	Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
2023	SUGA: Road to D-DAYMovie	Self	71
2023	Ryuichi Sakamoto \| OpusMovie	Self	71
2022	Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022Movie	Himself	70
2021	Brilliant Trees SessionsMovie	—	69
2020	Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the IsolatedMovie	—	68
2019	No SmokingMovie	Self	67
2018	Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue ArmoryMovie	Self	66
2017	Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODAMovie	Self	65
2016	Thirteen TalksSeries	—	64
2016	Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass HouseMovie	Self	64
2015	700 Days with Ryuichi SakamotoMovie	Self	63
2012	Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHKMovie	Self	60
2003	Femme Fatale: Dream Within a DreamMovie	Self	51
1999	New Rose HotelMovie	Hosaka Executive	47
1999	Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99Movie	Director (segment "Rain")	47
1999	Complete HurrahMovie	Self	47
1998	Jounetsu TairikuSeries	—	46
1993	YMO – Live At Budokan 1980Movie	self	41
1993	TV-YMOMovie	Self	41
1992	Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration CeremonyMovie	Self	40
1992	YMO – Hi-Tech Video CrimeMovie	Self	40
1991	Marisa Monte: MaisMovie	Self	39
1987	The Last EmperorMovie	Amakasu	35
1987	Brand New DayMovie	Self	35
1986	Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn LiveMovie	—	34
1986	Bye Bye KiplingMovie	Self	34
1985	Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi SakamotoMovie	Self	33
1985	All Star VideoMovie	Self	33
1985	Steel CathedralsMovie	Self - Piano/strings	33
1984	Preparations For A JourneyMovie	—	32
1983	Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceMovie	Yonoi	31
1983	The Oshima GangMovie	Self	31
1981	Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981Movie	Self	29