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

Norwegian Wood
2010
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
1983
Boys Will Be Boys
1983
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
1984
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009
MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS
2006
The Discarnates
1988
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
1992

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
29
Producing
1
Sound
7
2024
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
2023
Yukihiro Takahashi - Trail of Creation
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
as Grandpa / Fanta
2019
No Smoking
as Self
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
as Self
2012
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
as Self
2010
Norwegian Wood
as Gatekeeper
2009
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
as Self
2009
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
as Billy
2009
POSTYMO / Yellow Magic Orchestra
as himself
2006
MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS
2003
VisualYMO:the Best
1999
Complete Hurrah
as Self
1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
1993
TV-YMO
as Self
1993
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
1992
YMO – Hi-Tech Video Crime
as Self
1992
Hurrah: Yellow Magic Orchestra
1988
The Discarnates
as Script Reading
1986
April Fish
as Shohei Nemoto
1986
Yukihiro Takahashi – Japan Tour '86
as Self
1985
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self (archive footage)
1984
A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
as Self
1984
The Island Closest to Heaven
as Jiro Katsuragi
1983
Boys Will Be Boys
1983
It's All Right, My Friend
as Prison Guard
1983
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
as Self - Drums
1983
YMO: Winter Live '81
as Self
1981
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
as Self