Kyū Sakamoto

Japanese singer and actor (1941-1985)
Person human Q313081
Kyū Sakamoto
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Kyū Sakamoto

Summary

Kyū Sakamoto is a human[1]. He was born in Kawasaki-ku[2]. He was born on December 10, 1941[3]. He passed away in Ueno[4]. He died on August 12, 1985[5]. He worked as an actor[6], singer[7], and tarento[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,556 views/month, #6,686 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kyū Sakamoto's place of birth was Kawasaki-ku[2].
  • Kyū Sakamoto passed away in Ueno[4].
  • Kyū Sakamoto was born on December 10, 1941[3].
  • Kyū Sakamoto died on August 12, 1985[5].
  • Kyū Sakamoto was married to Yukiko Kashiwagi[10].
  • A child of Kyū Sakamoto was Hanako Ōshima[11].
  • A child of Kyū Sakamoto was Yukiko Maisaka[12].
  • Kyū Sakamoto held citizenship in Japan[13].
  • Kyū Sakamoto held citizenship in Empire of Japan[14].
  • Japanese was Kyū Sakamoto's native language[15].
  • Kyū Sakamoto worked as an actor[6].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's professions included singer[7].
  • Kyū Sakamoto worked as a tarento[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Kyū Sakamoto is Ue o muite arukō[16].
  • Kyū Sakamoto is recorded as male[17].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's genre is kayōkyoku[19].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[20].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's record label is recorded as EMI Music Japan[21].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's discography is recorded as Kyū Sakamoto discography[22].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's Commons category is recorded as Kyu Sakamoto[23].
  • The cause of death was Japan Air Lines Flight 123[24].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's family name is recorded as Sakamoto[25].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's given name is recorded as Kyū[26].
  • Kyū Sakamoto's given name is recorded as Hisashi[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-12-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-08-12[31]

  • Genre(s): kayōkyoku[32]

  • Community tags: death by plane crash, kayōkyoku[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ec79fc88-5258-48c5-8a58-c06419911e01[34]

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Origins and Family

Kyū Sakamoto was born in Kawasaki-ku[2]. He was born on December 10, 1941[3]. Japanese was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], singer[7], and tarento[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Kyū Sakamoto is Ue o muite arukō[16].

Personal Life

Kyū Sakamoto was married to Yukiko Kashiwagi[10]. Children include Hanako Ōshima[11], a singer[35], b. 1973[36], of Japan[37] and Yukiko Maisaka[12], an actor[38], b. 1976[39], of Japan[40].

Death and Burial

Kyū Sakamoto died on August 12, 1985[5]. He passed away in Ueno[4]. The cause of death was Japan Air Lines Flight 123[24].

Why It Matters

Kyū Sakamoto ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,556 views/month, #6,686 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Kyū Sakamoto born?

Kyū Sakamoto was born in Kawasaki-ku[2].

Where did Kyū Sakamoto die?

Kyū Sakamoto passed away in Ueno[4].

Who was Kyū Sakamoto married to?

Kyū Sakamoto's spouses include Yukiko Kashiwagi[10].

What did Kyū Sakamoto do for work?

Kyū Sakamoto worked as actor[6], singer[7], and tarento[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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