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Rokusuke Ei (永 六輔, Ei Rokusuke, April 10, 1933 – July 7, 2016)[1] was a Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist, and television personality of Chinese descent.
Rokusuke Ei
Rokusuke Ei
Born
(1933-04-10)April 10, 1933
Died
July 7, 2016(2016-07-07) (aged 83)
Era
Contemporary
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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.