Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
154
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-01-17
Day of Death
2023-03-28 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Ryûichi Sakamoto
Ryūichi Sakamoto
류이치 사카모토
Yellow Magic Orchestra
YMO
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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.
