Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, Kashiwagi Yukiko, born December 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and was the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in the August 1985 Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crash.[1] In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes, and on Japanese television.
Filmography
- 1970 - ブラボー!若大将 (Toho)
- 2003 - "Aozora-e-shoot!"
- 2005 - 少年と星と自転車 "Shonen to hoshi to jitensha"
- 2009 - The Harimaya Bridge
Television
In popular culture
- Yukiko Kashiwagi apareced in the documentary Seconds from Disaster Season 6: Episode 6 (2012) called "Terrified Over Tokyo" and Season 7: Episode 2 (2018) called "Deadly Design".
Literature
- "Ue wo muite arukou", which reflects on Kashiwagi's husband Kyu Sakamoto and his death. It was published in 1986, ISBN 4-89353-079-8