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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Actor · 55 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Last Emperor (1987)

Frequent collaborators: Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, David Bowie, Akiko Yano, David Sylvian

Movies (53 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Last Emperor

    1987 · ★ 7.6 (1,952 votes)

    Drama, History

    1

  2. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    1983 · ★ 7.3 (541 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    2

  3. Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

    2017 · ★ 7.4 (57 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    3

  4. Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

    2023 · ★ 7.6 (20 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    4

  5. SUGA: Road to D-DAY

    2023 · ★ 7.5 (13 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    5

  6. Marisa Monte: Mais

    1991 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    6

  7. Steel Cathedrals

    1985

    Documentary, Music

    7

  8. Brand New Day

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    8

  9. Burning Ice

    2010 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    2023 · ★ 6.8 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

    2003 · ★ 8.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    12

  13. Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    2024 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. The Oshima Gang

    1983

    Documentary

    14

  15. Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

    2018 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. No Smoking

    2019 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    16

  17. A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda

    1984 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    17

  18. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries

    2025 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    18

  19. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022

    2022 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    19

  20. All Star Video

    1985 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Animation, Documentary, Music

    20

  21. Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano for the Isolated

    2020 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    21

  22. Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: The Glass House

    2016 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    22

  23. Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014

    2025 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    23

  24. 700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

    2015

    Documentary

    24

  25. YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan

    1983 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    25

  26. YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime

    1992

    Music

    26

  27. Preparations For A Journey

    1984

    Music

    27

  28. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

    —

    Documentary, Music

    28

  29. 空白の衝動

    1977

    29

  30. Complete Hurrah

    1999

    Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.