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- Died
- Kyû Sakamoto was born on December 10, 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 August 12, 1985 in near Tokyo, Japan.
- SpouseYukiko Kashiwagi(December 8, 1971 - August 12, 1985) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesKaoru Abe(Niece or Nephew)
- Bow tie and prominent smile
- 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.
- Was one of the 520 people killed when a Japan Airlines 747 crashed near Tokyo on August 12, 1985. He was 43.
- The plane crash he died in remains (as of 2007) the worst single plane crash in history and the worst-ever air disaster in Japanese history.
- His widow, actress Yukiko Kashiwagi, still makes occasional movie appearances.
- For a short period of time, Sakamoto returned to his studies and focused on entering the university. But in December 1958, he joined his classmate's Hisahiko Iida's band called "Danny Iida and Paradise King". He replaced Hiroshi Mizuhara as singer. Sakamoto's career took off, he ended his studies and left school. In June 1959, the band got a record deal at the JVC record company. "Danny Iida and Paradise King" and Sakamoto released their song "Kanashiki rokujussai" in August 1960, which became a great hit. In the time after they released a number of songs that became very popular. This led to Sakamoto obtaining a record deal at the Toshiba Records company and left "Danny Iida & Paradise King" aiming at a solo career.
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