Yukihiro Takahashi
Acting
Biography
Yukihiro Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 幸宏) Was a Japanese musician, singer, record producer and actor, who was best known internationally as the drummer, lead vocalist, & 2nd keyboardist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra and as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band. Takahashi's main movie roles were primarily with Japan's visionary film director Nobuhiko Obayashi, notably April Fish and Labyrinth of Cinema.
Born: June 6, 1952
Place of Birth: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some to be the best visual work from 'Y.M.O.'
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.
No Smoking
A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his solo activities. It also includes in-depth coverage from recent years of his first overseas performances in London, New York and Los Angeles. In London, he was joined by Yukihiro Takahashi, and when Ryuichi Sakamoto made a surprise appearance onstage, the YMO members were reunited for the first time in five years, a must-see spectacle captured on film. Written by Nikkatsu
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
The final showdown, and the final reveal. who is Friend? How can he be stopped?
Labyrinth of Cinema
When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
The Discarnates
A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.
Norwegian Wood
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
The Island Closest to Heaven
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
Yellow Magic Orchestra playing songs from the album Service in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan in the 22 Dec. 1983
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Grandpa / Fanta
as Self
as Self
as Gatekeeper
as himself
as Billy
as Self
as Self
as self
as Self
as Script Reading
as Shohei Nemoto
as Self (archive footage)
as Jiro Katsuragi
as Self
as Self - Drums
as Self
as Prison Guard