Yukihiro Takahashi

Yukihiro Takahashi

Known for
Acting
Born
June 6, 1952
Died
January 11, 2023 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2026
The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage poster

The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage

Movie · as Himself

2024
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era poster

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

Movie · as Self

2023
Yukihiro Takahashi - Trail of Creation poster

Yukihiro Takahashi - Trail of Creation

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Labyrinth of Cinema poster

Labyrinth of Cinema

Movie · as Grandpa / Fanta

2019
No Smoking poster

No Smoking

Movie · as Self

2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA poster

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

Movie · as Self

2012
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK poster

Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

Movie · as Self

2010
Norwegian Wood poster

Norwegian Wood

Movie · as Gatekeeper

2009
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist poster

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

Movie · as Self

2009
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption poster

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

Movie · as Billy

2009
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra poster

POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra

Movie · as himself

2006
MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS poster

MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS

Movie

2003
VisualYMO:the Best poster

VisualYMO:the Best

Movie

2003
Wild Sketch Show poster

Wild Sketch Show

Movie

1999
Complete Hurrah poster

Complete Hurrah

Movie · as Self

1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 poster

YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

Movie · as self

1993
TV-YMO poster

TV-YMO

Movie · as Self

1993
Technodon in Tokyo Dome poster

Technodon in Tokyo Dome

Movie

1992
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime poster

YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime

Movie · as Self

1992
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra poster

Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra

Movie

1988
The Discarnates poster

The Discarnates

Movie · as Script Reading

1986
April Fish poster

April Fish

Movie · as Shohei Nemoto

1986
Yukihiro Takahashi – Japan Tour '86 poster

Yukihiro Takahashi – Japan Tour '86

Movie · as Self

1985
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto poster

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1984
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda poster

A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda

Movie · as Self

1984
The Island Closest to Heaven poster

The Island Closest to Heaven

Movie · as Jiro Katsuragi

1983
Boys Will Be Boys poster

Boys Will Be Boys

Movie

1983
It's All Right, My Friend poster

It's All Right, My Friend

Movie · as Prison Guard

1983
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan poster

YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan

Movie · as Self - Drums

1983
YMO: Winter Live '81 poster

YMO: Winter Live '81

Movie · as Self

1981
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981 poster

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981

Movie · as Self