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Sakamoto died on 12 August 1985 in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, along with 519 others on board the flight, making him a casualty of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Only four people on board survived the crash.
Among the victims were Japanese singer and actor Kyu Sakamoto, and banker Akihisa Yukawa, the father of violinist and composer Diana Yukawa. [13] [14]
On August 12, 1985, Kyu Sakamoto boarded Japan Air Lines Flight 123, unaware that it would be his final journey. The plane crashed, claiming 520 lives, including Sakamoto’s. The cause of the accident remains one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
Thirty-two minutes elapsed from the time of the accident to the time of the crash, long enough for some passengers to write farewells to their families. One of these passengers was Kyu Sakamoto, who had the 1963 US #1 & UK #6 single “Sukiyaki”, which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies.
On August 12, 1985 — 35 years ago today — 520 people onboard JAL Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka tragically lost their lives in what remains the deadliest single aircraft crash in aviation history. Due to faulty repairs, the plane crashed into a ridge near Mount Osutaka just over 30 minutes into the journey. Only four survived.
Sakamoto (age 43) was a passenger on Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JAL123) when it crashed into a mountain in 1985. The tragedy was the deadliest single-aircraft accident and the second-deadliest aviation accident in history (after the Tenerife disaster).
Unfortunately, his fame was short-lived because at age 43 he died in a commercial airlines crash in Japan on August 12, 1965. The deadliest single-aircraft accident in history, it killed a total of 520 people. The song, like Sakamoto, disappeared.
He died on August 12, 1985 in an airplane accident during a flight on Japan Airlines Flight 123) aboard from Kanagawa in Japan. [2] His major hit songs were as follows. [3] ↑ "今から50年前、全米を制したのは日本の音楽だった。 | Special". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-02. ↑ "特集：日航ジャンボ機墜落事故". www.jijiphoto.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-02. ↑ "Single Record".
This week Johanna tells Annie all about a Japanese singer, who landed a smash hit all around the world with his first solo single, and also about his tragic death in the deadliest single aircraft...
On Aug.12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 took off from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, bound for Osaka International Airport. Onboard were a mix of passengers — businessmen, families returning from...