🎬 composer

Ryuuichi Sakamoto坂本龍一

Music and Theme Song Composition on Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2, Japan Sinks: 2020 and Maria†Holic.

anime credits: 14; anime credits
most credited as: Music; most credited as
awards: 5; awards
busiest year (2): 2022; busiest year (2)

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Ryuuichi Sakamoto worked on, by premiere year

012

2 in 2022

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Item	Credits
98	0 in 1998
99	0 in 1999
00	0 in 2000
01	0 in 2001
02	0 in 2002
03	1 in 2003
04	0 in 2004
05	0 in 2005
06	0 in 2006
07	1 in 2007
08	0 in 2008
09	1 in 2009
10	0 in 2010
11	0 in 2011
12	0 in 2012
13	0 in 2013
14	0 in 2014
15	0 in 2015
16	0 in 2016
17	0 in 2017
18	2 in 2018
19	1 in 2019
20	1 in 2020
21	0 in 2021
22	2 in 2022
23	0 in 2023
24	0 in 2024
25	0 in 2025
26	0 in 2026
27	1 in 2027

All credits

2027Sekiro: No DefeatTheme Song
2022Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2Insert Song Performance
2022exceptionMusic
2020Japan Sinks: 2020Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition
2019Annyeong, Tyrano: Yeong-wonhi, HamkkeMusic
2018ANEMONE: Eureka Seven Hi-EvolutionInsert Song Composition
2018Late night! The Genius BakabonInsert Song Composition
2009Maria†HolicTheme Song Composition
2007Appleseed: Ex MachinaTheme Song Composition
2003The Creatures From Planet 66: Roppongi Hills StoryMusic
1987Royal Space Force: The Wings of HonnêamiseMusic, Music Director
1987Furimukeba KaeruTheme Song Arrangement
1983Watashi no NyankoMusic Arrangement
1981Computer Obaa-chanMusic Arrangement

Profile

Birthday: January 17, 1952
Age: 71
Hometown: Nakano, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male

Awards & links

🏆 Academy Award for Best Original Score
🏆 BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
🏆 Order of Rio Branco
🏆 Art Encouragement Prizes
🏆 Officer of Arts and Letters

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About

Ryuuichi Sakamoto was an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning Japanese musician, composer, record producer and actor, based in New York and Tokyo, Japan. He played the keyboards in the influential electropop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. His 1999 musical composition "Energy Flow" is the first number-one instrumental single in the Japan's Oricon charts history. He was ranked at number 59 in a list of the top 100 most influential musicians compiled by HMV. Sakamoto had been married twice.

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Frequently asked questions

What anime has Ryuuichi Sakamoto worked on?

Ryuuichi Sakamoto's best-known work includes Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2 (Insert Song Performance), Japan Sinks: 2020 (Theme Song Performance), Maria†Holic (Theme Song Composition), Sekiro: No Defeat (Theme Song), Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (Music), Appleseed: Ex Machina (Theme Song Composition).

What does Ryuuichi Sakamoto do?

Ryuuichi Sakamoto is credited most often as music, theme song composition, insert song composition on anime.

When was Ryuuichi Sakamoto born?

Ryuuichi Sakamoto was born on January 17, 1952 in Nakano.

What awards has Ryuuichi Sakamoto won?

Academy Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, Order of Rio Branco, Art Encouragement Prizes, Officer of Arts and Letters.