Ue wo Muite Arukou

Ue o Muite Arukō: Sakamoto Kyu Monogatari/Walking while Looking Up - The Kyu Sakamoto Story (上を向いて歩こう-坂本九物語) is a biography based on the Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto's life. The movie was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on August 21, 2005 as a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Sakamoto's death. The movie follows Sakamoto's life from being 3 years old to a teenager and finally a family father. The plot focuses on many well known things about hi... More

Initial release date:

  • Aug 21, 2005

Runtime:

  • 2 h 7 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Walking while Looking Up - The Kyu Sakamoto Story,
  • 上を向いて歩こう-坂本九物語,
  • Ue o Muite Arukō: Sakamoto Kyu Monogatari,
  • Ue o muite arukô - Sakamoto Kyû monogatari
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