Hanako Oshima
{{Western name order|Ōshima Hanako}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hanako Oshima
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| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|7}}
| origin = Japan
| genre = J-pop
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1992–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.hanakooshima.com}}
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{{nihongo|Hanako Oshima|大島花子|Ōshima Hanako|born October 7, 1973}} is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto.
Biography
Oshima was born in Tokyo, and is a graduate of Toyo Eiwa University. When she was 11 years old, her father, Kyu Sakamoto, was killed in the August 1985 Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crash.{{cite news |last1=Kawai |first1=Hiroshi |date=12 August 2015 |title=Wine left by singer Kyu Sakamoto who died in 1985 JAL crash treasured by his family |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201508120009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218153232/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201508120009 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |access-date=31 January 2016 |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun}} In October 2006 it was revealed that she was going to get married. In January 2007 she married the head of a Brazilian jujitsu dojo in Hawaii. On February 17, 2009, their first child, a boy, was born.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4465|title=Loading...|website=www.tokyograph.com}}
Filmography
- 1995 – Himeyuri no tō (ひめゆりの塔)
Books
- 1997, Egao no okurimono- Sakamoto Kyū shashinshū (笑顔の贈り物―坂本九写真集/The gift of a smiling face – Kyu Sakamoto photograph collection)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022124727/http://web.mac.com/hanakocafe/iWeb/Hanako%20cafe/Welcome.html Hanako Cafe the official Hanako Oshima website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208121107/http://homepage.mac.com/jamhouse/ JAM HOUSE, where Hanako plays live]
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Category:Japanese-language singers
Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:Japanese women singer-songwriters