Love that song , and have sung it maany times in karaoke bars all over Japan . Sad that Kyu Sakamoto was killed in the JAL plane crash in Japan back in 1985 . Love that song , and have sung it maany times in karaoke bars all over Japan . Sad that Kyu Sakamoto was killed in the JAL plane crash in Japan back in 1985 .Three guys put the song together.. Roku, Hachi and Kyu.. 6,8 and 9