Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Born
- 17 January 1952 (71 years old)
- Passed away
- 28 March 2023
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Gender
- Male
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.
