Rokusuke Ei
Rokusuke Ei was a Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist, and television personality of Chinese descent.
Ei wrote the lyrics to the song "Ue o Muite Arukō", known internationally as "Sukiyaki", which has been used in several English language films. He also wrote the lyrics to the song "Miagete [Goran Yoru no Hoshi o]" sung by Kyu Sakamoto in 1963. He was a graduate of Waseda University.
Books
TV shows
- ''Shichiji ni aimashō''
Radio programs
- TBS Radio
- TBS Radio
Lyrics
- "Kuroi hanabira" ; "Black Petals"
- "Ue o muite arukō" ; "Sukiyaki"
- "Tōku e ikitai" ; "I want to go to far away"
- "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o"
- "Wakai kisetsu"
- "Konnichiwa akachan"
- "Kaerokana"
- "Hajimete no machi de"