Hanako Oshima | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | October 7, 1973
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1992–present |
Website |
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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.
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. [1] 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. [2]