Ryuichi Sakamoto

Composer. Born 17 January 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 28 March 2023.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 4 crew

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

17 January 1952, Tokyo, Japan

Died

28 March 2023

Active

1987–2015

Frequently works with

Domhnall Gleeson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Ryuichi’s work 1 point above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films, 1 series
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $685m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1987–2015

Genres

Drama3
Mystery2
Adventure1
Crime1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestBlack Mirror2011

64WorstBabel2006

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

181980s

181990s

212000s

322010s

292020s

Co-stars most worked with

Domhnall Gleeson2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1988Best Original Score · The Last Emperor

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1983Best Original Music · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Other awards3 won · 1 nominated

Won2010Art Encouragement Prizes: Art Encouragement Prizes
Won2009Officer of Arts and Letters: Officer of Arts and Letters
Won2002Order of Rio Branco: Order of Rio Branco
Nominated1988Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · The Last Emperor

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Ryuichi Sakamoto