Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Kyu Sakamoto (坂本九, November 10, 1941 - August 12, 1985) was a popular Japanese singer. He was born in Kawasaki. His most popular song, "Ue o muite arukô," was a hit in Japan and topped the Billboard charts in the United States in 1961 under the name "Sukiyaki." Sakamoto was killed in the crash of Japan Airlines flight 123. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.