Hisashi Oshima

Sakamoto Kyu

  • Name: Sakamoto Kyu
  • Native name: 坂本九
  • Also Known as: 大島九, おおしま ひさし, さかもと きゅう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 10, 1941
  • Died: August 12, 1985
Sakamoto Kyu was a Japanese actor, talent, singer, and moderator from Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

His wife is actress Kashiwagi Yukiko. Together they have two daughters.

He spent his childhood during World War II and evacuated to Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, where his mother's parents lived.

Sakamoto, who was heading to Kasama for evacuation, was riding with his mother in a vehicle that fell into the river in a train collision at Tsuchiura Station on the Joban Line on October 26, 1943, during the war and caused many casualties.

When he went to high school, he became enthusiastic about rock'n'roll (generally known as rockabilly at the time), which was beginning to become popular with some of the most hipster young people at the time, at the Tachikawa officers club.

On August 26, he made his first appearance as a rockabilly singer in the 3rd Nikkei Western Carnival and won the New Face Award. Half a year later Sakamoto, who experienced the pain of the entertainment world and began to think that the entertainment world was a mistake, was taking a leave of absence from school and was doing entertainment activities.

He donated money to the Tokyo Paralympics, which was difficult to finance, at a charity concert.

He was appointed as a member of the World Expo for young entertainers at the 1970 Japan World Exposition. In addition, he was appointed as the moderator of the Yomiuri TV "Quiz EXPO'70". Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1974 Nisemono Goryoshin
Japanese Drama, 1974, 22 eps
[Narrator] (Bit part)
22
[Narrator]
Bit part
0.0
1971 Tenka Gomen
Japanese Drama, 1971, 47 eps
(Support Role)
47
Support Role
0.0
1964 Mito Komon
Japanese Drama, 1964, 61 eps
(Ep. 1-2) (Guest Role)
61
(Ep. 1-2)
Guest Role
0.0
1963 Otoko Girai
Japanese Drama, 1963, 52 eps
Takamura Osamu (Support Role)
52
Takamura Osamu
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1975 Battle Cry
Japanese Movie, 1975,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1963 Kyuchan Draws His Sword
Japanese Movie, 1963,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1962 Hitori Botchi no Futaridaga
Japanese Movie, 1962,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1961 Cheers, Mr. Awamori!
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1961 Kanashiki 60-sai
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1955 Takekurabe
Japanese Movie, 1955,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
6.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
1951 Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 75 eps
[Shirogumi Captain] (Ep. 19-20) | (Ep. 12-22) (Main Host)
75
[Shirogumi Captain] (Ep. 19-20) | (Ep. 12-22)
Main Host
7.6
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Hisashi Oshima
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  • First Name: Hisashi
  • Family Name: Oshima
  • Native name: 坂本九
  • Also Known as: 大島九, おおしま ひさし, さかもと きゅう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 10, 1941
  • Died: August 12, 1985

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