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Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan (1941 – 1985)

Kyu Sakamoto, born Hisashi Oshima - December 10, 1941 - August 12, 1985 - was a popular Japanese singer and actor. He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture as the youngest among 9 siblings and his parents; Hiroshi Sakamoto and Iku Sakamoto. His most popular song, Ue O Muite Aruko (“Looking up while walking”) known as Sukiyaki in the US, was a hit in Japan and topped the Billboard pop charts in the United States in 1963 — to date the first and only song sung entirely in Japanese to do so.

In 1985, Sakamoto was killed in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. Before the doomed aircraft hit the ground, he managed to write a farewell note to his wife Yukiko Kashiwagi. Married in 1971, they had two daughters, Hanako and Maiko.
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  • saltyknuckles

    Featured on SaltyKnuckles ~ Oldies № 3 - http://oldies.saltyknuckles.net/2012-50/

    14 Dec 2012 Reply

  • NanaXianghua

    <3

    21 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Erkan-Yilmaz

    2012-04-12: 163,405 plays (22,222 listeners), 319 plays in your library

    12 Apr 2012 Reply

  • enka_and_more

    2 artists (from 793) are characteristic for , last.fm groups, 坂本九 (Kyu Sakamoto) is one of those 2, read more here: http://www.last.fm/user/enka_and_more/journal

    7 Nov 2011 Reply

  • SomeSayPrayers

    how cute was he?! :D

    26 Jul 2011 Reply

  • thariamon

    adorrrbeees <3

    4 Apr 2011 Reply

  • jmnixon95

    かわいい！

    31 Mar 2011 Reply

  • zunzmancer

    сукия*ки..

    21 Dec 2010 Reply

  • Rapture5212011

    One of my all-time favorites is his recording of "Sukiyaki" which was a SMASHING HIT among the 'baby boomer' generation of the 60s & 70s. Thanks to the internet we still have the anytime ability to listen to his music which endures forever. I did some research & the lyrics are online which have been translated into English from the original Japanese. Yes the song is about the memories of a lost love. See more at www.findagrave.com <click on Famous Grave Search. Also more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu_Sakamoto which includes a detailed Biography. God bless~!

    4 Sep 2010 Reply

  • kanto_sho

    Always wonder if there actually are people out there who thinks this is about food.

    24 Aug 2010 Reply

  • Otohiime

    Sukyllaky. This song I was heard first from a friend of my mother, he is the son of Japanese immigrants. This song is like a hymn in Japan. Really beautiful. Here in Peru, in the Japanese community and those close to it, really loved this song. <3

    27 Jul 2010 Reply

  • f3ri

    Does anyone know where I can find his farewell note?

    30 May 2010 Reply

  • --Andu--

    We actually had to sing ue o muite in japanese class a few weeks ago and i sorta fell in love with it instantly :D. Great song, great singer with lots of good songs.

    21 Apr 2010 Reply

  • Pands

    oh my

    24 Dec 2009 Reply

  • BerserkAbdiel

    I'm not sure where I initially heard 上を向いて歩こう, (坂本九 had been dead for 4 years before I was born) but for as long as I remember I've been trying to find a CD with it on it. I've actually heard it once or twice on the local radio stations... Easily one of my favorite tracks of all time.

    15 Nov 2009 Reply

  • CadetPD

    Can anyone recommend an artist similar to Kyu Sakamoto, but female?

    4 Aug 2009 Reply

  • zombietime38

    really enjoy Kyu Sakamoto's music-my parents spoke Japanese and had lived there so we had lots of different types of music in our home-it brings back a lot of good memories

    10 May 2009 Reply

  • Morgen_Ster

    I looove this song so much, for a long time it made me cry out of no reason, since I didn't understand the lyrics!!! hehehe

    14 Feb 2009 Reply

  • tremere

    grown up with sukiyaki, my father loves the song, and I took the love for it over ;)

    12 Feb 2009 Reply

  • Haunted-House

    kjaa, such a nice voice ^__^

    6 Oct 2008 Reply
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