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Overview
Trivia:
His New York based studio/production company KAB stands for Kinetic, Art... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Fresh Release: State of Play (From Daily Film Music Blog. 1 June 2009, 4:07 AM, PDT)
Scores That Pop from Composers of Pop
(From IFC. 7 April 2009, 9:02 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Yellow Magic Orchestra | Ryûichi SakamotoFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Composer, Soundtrack, Music Department, Actor, Sound Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Composer:
- Silk (2007/I)
... aka Seta (Italy)
... aka Soie (France) - Zarin (2005)
- Hoshi ni natta shounen/Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
... aka Shining Boy & Little Randy (International: English title) - Tony Takitani (2004)
- Original Child Bomb (2004)
- Appurushîdo (2004)
... aka Appleseed (USA) - Seven Samurai 20XX (2004) (VG)
- Life Is Journey (2003)
- Los rubios (2003)
... aka The Blonds (International: English title) (USA) - Femme Fatale (2002)
- Alexei to izumi (2002)
... aka Alexei and the Spring (International: English title) - Derrida (2002)
- "Eien no ko" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Gohatto (1999)
... aka Taboo (International: English title)
... aka Tabou (Gohatto) (France) - Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
... aka Love Is the Devil (France) (UK: short title)
... aka Ai no akuma (Japan)
... aka Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (USA) - Snake Eyes (1998)
- Wild Side (1995)
... aka All the Way (Philippines: English title)
... aka The Wild Side (Australia: TV title) - Little Buddha (1993)
... aka Little Buddha (France)
... aka Piccolo Buddha (Italy) - "Wild Palms" (1993) TV mini-series
- Rabbit Ears: Peachboy (1993) (V)
- Wuthering Heights (1992)
... aka Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (USA: complete title) - Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 (1992) (TV)
- Topâzu (1992)
... aka Sex Dreams of Topaz (Hong Kong: English title: X-rated version)
... aka Tokyo Decadence (USA)
... aka Topaz - Tacones lejanos (1991)
... aka High Heels (USA)
... aka Talons aiguilles (France) - The Sheltering Sky (1990)
... aka Il tè nel deserto (Italy) - The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
- "News 23" (1989) TV series
- The Last Emperor (1987)
... aka L'ultimo imperatore (Italy)
... aka Le dernier empereur (France)
... aka Modai huangi (China: Cantonese title) - Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (1987)
... aka Starquest
... aka Wings of Honneamise (USA)
... aka Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force - Koneko monogatari (1986)
... aka A Kitten's Story (International: English title: literal title)
... aka Milo & Otis (USA: informal English title)
... aka The Adventures of Chatran
... aka The Adventures of Milo and Otis - Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985) (TV)
- YMO Propaganda (1984)
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
... aka Senjô no merî Kurisumasu (Japan) - Daijôbu, mai furendo (1983)
... aka All Right, My Friend
Soundtrack:
- Tokyo! (2008) (writer: "Tokyo Town Pages") (performer: "Tokyo Town Pages")
... aka Dokkyo! (South Korea)
... aka Tokyo! (Hong Kong: English title) - Ekusu makina (2007) (performer: "Rescue")
... aka Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina (International: English title) - Seiken densetsu 4 (2006) (VG) ("Opening Theme", "Ending Theme")
... aka Dawn of Mana (USA) - Babel (2006) (writer: "(Only) Love Can Conquer Hate", "Bibo No Aozora") (performer: "(Only) Love Can Conquer Hate", "Bibo No Aozora")
... aka Babel (France) - Peace One Day (2004) (writer: "Nuages") (performer: "Nuages")
- Appurushîdo (2004) (music: "coro") (performer: "coro") (producer: "coro")
... aka Appleseed (USA) - Roji e: Nakagami Kenji no nokoshita firumu (2001) ("Flower is not Flower", "Parolibre")
- Joe's Apartment (1996) (writer: "De La F.U.N.K.Y. Towel")
- Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan (1996) (writer: "Triste", "LuLu") (performer: "Triste", "LuLu")
- Jimmy Hollywood (1994) (performer: "Spanish Theme", "The Far, Lonely Cry of Trains")
- The Cream of Eric Clapton (1990) (V) (writer: "Behind the Mask")
- "News 23" (1989) TV series (writer: "The City of Lights", "Put Your Hands Up") (performer: "The City of Lights", "Put Your Hands Up")
- Black Rain (1989/I) (writer: "LASER MAN") (performer: "LASER MAN") (producer: "LASER MAN")
- Koneko monogatari (1986) ("Watasuge No Hara")
... aka A Kitten's Story (International: English title: literal title)
... aka Milo & Otis (USA: informal English title)
... aka The Adventures of Chatran
... aka The Adventures of Milo and Otis - "Japão - Uma Viagem no Tempo" (1986) TV series (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
- Silk (2007/I) (musician: piano) (orchestrator) (scoring mixer)
... aka Seta (Italy)
... aka Soie (France) - Femme Fatale (2002) (musician: piano) (score mixer)
- Poppoya (1999) (composer: theme music)
... aka Railroad Man (USA) - Snake Eyes (1998) (conductor) (orchestrator)
- Wild Side (1995) (music mixer) (music recordist)
... aka All the Way (Philippines: English title)
... aka The Wild Side (Australia: TV title) - Little Buddha (1993) (conductor)
... aka Little Buddha (France)
... aka Piccolo Buddha (Italy) - Tacones lejanos (1991) (music mixer) (music recordist)
... aka High Heels (USA)
... aka Talons aiguilles (France) - Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (1987) (music director)
... aka Starquest
... aka Wings of Honneamise (USA)
... aka Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
Actor:
- "Nazo no hômu pêji sararîman neo" (2004) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka "Neo the Office Chuckler" (USA) - New Rose Hotel (1998) .... Hosaka Executive
- The Last Emperor (1987) .... Amakasu
... aka L'ultimo imperatore (Italy)
... aka Le dernier empereur (France)
... aka Modai huangi (China: Cantonese title) - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) .... Capt. Yonoi
... aka Senjô no merî Kurisumasu (Japan)
Sound Department:
- Seiken densetsu 4 (2006) (VG) (sound mixer: opening & ending theme production)
... aka Dawn of Mana (USA)
Thanks:
- Ghosts (2006) (special thanks)
- Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- D no Shokutaku 2 (1999) (VG) (the producer wishes to thank)
... aka D-2 (USA) - Les variacions Gould (1992) (thanks)
Self:
- Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009) (post-production) .... Himself - Interviewee
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan Tour 2009 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Subarashii sekai" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 1 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "News Zero" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 5 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Songs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 22 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Teppen!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 17 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Sun Sun Super News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 3 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Japan Countdown" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 28 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Watashi no 1 satsu, nihon no 100 satsu" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (2009) TV episode .... Himself - World Happiness 2008 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Hanamaru mâketto" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
... aka "Hanamaru Market" (Japan: English title)
- Episode dated 10 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Seikatsu hot morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Music Station" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- The TV Asahi 50th Anniversary Program (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Premium 10" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Osamu Tezuka: Comics, Music and His Life (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Save the future: Omoi wo tsunagu yushi (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "KDDI Presents Music Lovers" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 24 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Utp (2008) (V) .... Himself
- LIFE: Fluid, Invisible, Inaudible... (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "100 Nen Interview" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "100 nen intabyû" (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- Sakamoto Ryûichi (2008) TV episode .... Himself - HAS/YMO: Haruomi Hosono+Yukihiro Takahashi+Ryuichi Sakamoto (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "Bokura no jidai" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 5 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Live Earth (2007) (TV) (as Yellow Magic Orchestra) .... Himself
... aka Live Earth 7.7.07 (International: English title: poster title)
... aka Live Earth Alert (Netherlands: festival title)
... aka Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title)
... aka SOS: The Movement for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title: poster title) - HAS/HAS Human Audio Sponge: Live in Barcelona-Tokyo (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Wild Sketch Show Live 2002 (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003) (V) .... Himself - Composer
- "Tetsuko no heya" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Tetsuko's Room" (International: English title)
- Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Jônetsu tairiku" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- "Gottsu ê kanji" (1991) TV series (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) .... Himself/Various Characters
... aka "Dauntaun no gottsu ê kanji" (Japan: complete title) - Brand New Day (1987)
- "Metrópolis" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode #1.1 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- YMO Propaganda (1984) .... Himself
- "The Top 10" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode dated 29 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 1980)
- Lenny Williams/Yellow Magic Orchestra (1980) TV episode (as Yellow Magic Orchestra) .... Guest
Archive Footage:
- Kyôiku terebi no gyakushû: Yomigaeru kyoshô no kotoba (2009) (TV) (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) .... Himself
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