Sakamoto Kyu

Ojima Hisashi (大島九), born Sakamoto Hisashi (坂本九), and better known by his stage name Sakamoto Kyu (坂本九), was a folk singer-songwriter and guitarist.

On August 12, 1985, he died in a plane crash while travelling to Osaka for an event, alongside with 519 others on board the flight.

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 * Real Name: Ojima Hisashi (大島九)
 * Birth Name: Sakamoto Hisashi (坂本九)
 * Stage Name: Sakamoto Kyu (坂本九)
 * Birthday: December 10, 1941
 * Date of Death: August 12, 1985 (aged 43)
 * Birthplace: Kawasaki-ku,
 * Zodiac:

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Trivia

 * He was the youngest of 9 kids (his mother only had 3 of the kids).
 * In 1956, Ojima's mother got custody over her 3 children, with Ojima being the only child changing his surname from Sakamoto to Ojima.