Kyû Sakamoto

Kyû Sakamoto

Nascimento : 1941-12-10,

Morte : 1985-08-12

História

Nascido na vila de Kawasaki, na província de Kanagawa, com o nome de Oshima Hisashi (大島九) em 10 de dezembro de 1941. Era o mais novo de nove irmãos, desse modo ganhou o apelido de nove ("Kyu" 九 ). Em 1944, fugiu com a mãe e os irmãos mais novos para a casa dos avós que se situava na area rural de Kasama, província de Ibaraki quando ocorreu o grande Bombardeio de Tóquio (uma série de bombardeios aéreos norte-americanos ocorridos nas proximidades de Tóquio durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial em represália ao bombardeio japonês ao porto norte-americano de Pearl Harbor, iniciados em abril de 1942 que duraram até o inicio de agosto de 1945. O ataque em geral destruiu metade da cidade, parte do palácio Imperial, e teria matado cem mil pessoas - embora há historiadores que digam que a quantidade de mortos chegaria a 1,5 milhão de pessoas.). O restante dos irmãos permaneceu em Tóquio, e miraculosamente sobreviveu aos bombardeios.Em 1949 a familia se reuniu novamente e mudou para Kawasaki onde abriram um restaurante. Em 1956 os pais se separaram. Sakamoto Hiroshi ficou com a guarda dos filhos maiores, enquanto sua ex-esposa Oshima Iku recebeu a tutela dos filhos menores, incluindo Kyu que adotou o sobrenome da mãe nesse período. Em 1958, Kyu começou a tocar trompete na escola e pouco tempo depois se juntou como vocalista, ao grupo musical "The Drifters" (que anos depois seria comandado por Ikariya Chosuke e sua trupe, formando o grupo de comédia de mesmo nome e o programa de televisão Hachiji Dayo, Zen'in Shugo!). Kyu ocupava o posto de segundo vocalista, motivo pelo qual tendia a discordar dos outros integrantes do grupo. Sua primeira aparição pública com o The Drifters aconteceu em 26 de agosto de 1958, no festival anual do "Western Carnival", ocorrido no Nichigeki Hall de Tóquio. Em novembro daquele mesmo ano, Kyu Sakamoto ( 坂本 九) se retirou do grupo e voltou a se dedicar aos estudos. Fonte: http://mundo-oriente.blogspot.com.br/2011/05/kyu-sakamoto.html

Perfil

Kyû Sakamoto

Filmes

Battle Cry
During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.
My Sweetheart
Kyu-chan
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock group, "The Spiders". Through their discussion regarding the climax scene, they criticize that the script is too grim. In a notion to protect their friend's career, they decide to pay the scriptwriter a little visit.
Let's Have A Dream
Kyûtaro
A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of money from Switzerland.
Mr. Greenhorn
Botchan
1966 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.
King of the Highway
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Ted (voice)
The story concerns a homeless boy named Ricky, or Ted in the Japanese version. After seeing a movie about Gulliver he meets Professor Gulliver himself in a forest. Gulliver is now an elderly, space-traveling scientist. With Dr. Gulliver's assistant Sylvester the crow (named Crow in the Japanese edition), and Ricky's companions, a talking dog and a toy soldier, they travel the Milky Way to the Planet of Blue Hope, which has been taken over by the Queen of Purple Planet and her evil group of robots. Armed with water-pistols and water balloons, which melt the villains, Ricky and Gulliver restore Blue Hope to its doll-like owners.
Song of Happiness
Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.
Keep Your Chin Up
Kyô Kawanishi
Kawanishi Kyu and Tomoda Ryoji, two waifs, are inmates of a Reform School. One night, the boys succeed in a mass escape and split up. Kyu and Ryoji hear the sirens shrieking behind them and panic. Kyu pretends he has been hit by a small truck and Ryoji demands that they be taken to a hospital, little dreaming that Nagai, the driver, is the official guardian of juveniles. The next morning the two boys hear a light knock, and Nagai's daughter, Noriko enters, but surprise is changed to fear as they see her father approaching with Kume, the Juvenile Officer. Their one thought is escape but Kyu discovers his leg is stiff and it pains him to move. In the excitement, he had not realized he had really been hit by the truck. He sends Ryoji away while he waits alone for Officer Kume. Nagai takes Kyu under his wing, while Ryoji finds himself again in the hard-boiled world.
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
Awamori-kun kanpai!
Second of the three Awamori-kun movies.
An Urban Affair
Kyusaku
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
Awamori-kun uridasu
First of three Awamori-kun movies. Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi.
Tudo Vai Mal
Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother's relationship with a business man.
The Rockabilly Lady
Beyond the Hills
Kenzô Sugimoto
Story of young love in the hills.