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Kyû Sakamoto(1941-1985)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Kyû Sakamoto was born on 10 December 1941 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Bullet Train (2022), The Double (2013) and Charlie's Angels (2000). He was married to Yukiko Kashiwagi. He died on 12 August 1985 in near Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedAugust 12, 1985(43)
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedAugust 12, 1985(43)
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Known for

Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
Bullet Train
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022
Jesse Eisenberg in The Double (2013)
The Double
6.4
  • Soundtrack(as Kyu Sakamoto)
  • 2013
Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels
5.7
  • Soundtrack(as Kyu Sakamoto)
  • 2000
Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Tokkan (1975)
    Tokkan
    5.8
    • 1975
  • Tokusokisha (1974)
    Tokusokisha
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Kii Hantâ (1968)
    Kii Hantâ
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1971
  • Kyuchan no dekkai yume (1967)
    Kyuchan no dekkai yume
    6.3
    • 1967
  • Kimi wa koibito (1967)
    Kimi wa koibito
    6.0
    • Kyû-chan
    • 1967
  • Mr. Greenhorn (1966)
    Mr. Greenhorn
    • 1966
  • The King of Highway
    • 1965
  • Chôshi no ii yatsu - Itazura no tensai
    • Hiroshi Fujishima
    • 1965
  • Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon (1965)
    Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon
    6.3
    • Ted (voice)
    • 1965
  • Shiawase nara te o tatakô
    • 1964
  • Banji okane
    • 1964
  • Kigeki: Yôki-na mibôjin
    • Minori Kirishima
    • 1964
  • Otoko girai
    • Osamu Takamura
    • 1964
  • Look up, the stars at night (1963)
    Look up, the stars at night
    • Tahei Yuasa
    • 1963
  • Jerry no Mori no Ishimatsu
    • 1963

Music Department

  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
    From Up on Poppy Hill
    7.4
    • playback singer (as Kyu Sakamoto)
    • 2011

Soundtrack

  • Kit Harington, Marisa Abela, and Myha'la in Industry (2020)
    Industry
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2026
  • Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke in Saipan (2025)
    Saipan
    6.6
    • performer: "Ueo Muite Arukou (aka Sukiyaki)"
    • 2025
  • Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, and Mari Yamamoto in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2023
  • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
    Bullet Train
    7.3
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2022
  • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
    Tokyo Vice
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2022
  • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2015
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)
    Inherent Vice
    6.6
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2014
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Double (2013)
    The Double
    6.4
    • performer: "Sukiyaki" (as Kyu Sakamoto)
    • 2013
  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
    From Up on Poppy Hill
    7.4
    • performer: "Ue o Muite Arukô"
    • 2011
  • Todd's Pop Song Reviews (2009)
    Todd's Pop Song Reviews
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2010
  • Brad Jones in Brad Tries... (2010)
    Brad Tries...
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki"
    • 2010
  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sukiyaki" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Charlie's Angels
    5.7
    • performer: "Sukiyaki" (as Kyu Sakamoto)
    • 2000
  • Look up, the stars at night (1963)
    Look up, the stars at night
    • performer: "Miagete goran yoru no hoshi o"
    • 1963
  • Hitoribotchi no futari daga (1962)
    Hitoribotchi no futari daga
    • performer: "Hitoribotchi no futari daga"
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kyu Sakamoto
  • Born
    • December 10, 1941
    • Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • August 12, 1985
    • near Tokyo, Japan(crash of Japan Airlines 747)
  • Spouse
    • Yukiko KashiwagiDecember 8, 1971 - August 12, 1985 (his death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
    • Kaoru Abe(Niece or Nephew)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His song "Sukiyaki" (Japanese title: "Ue O Muite Aruko" ("I Look Up When I Walk"]) was #1 for three weeks on the US charts starting the week ending June 13, 1963, the only Japanese-language song to go to #1 in the US.
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    Bow tie and prominent smile

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