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.

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