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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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  • Erkan-Yilmaz

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

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  • 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

    November 2011
  • SomeSayPrayers

    how cute was he?! :D

    July 2011
  • bellamadel

    Oh... he's actually adorable! ^^ So devastating about that plane crash... :(

    April 2011
  • thariamon

    adorrrbeees <3

    April 2011
  • jmnixon95

    かわいい!

    March 2011
  • zunzmancer

    сукия*ки..

    December 2010
  • 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~!

    September 2010
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