Rokusuke Ei (永 六輔, Ei Rokusuke, April 10, 1933 – July 7, 2016) 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. Read more
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Ask of You | Higher Learning | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Ue o muite aruko | Yi Yi | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Ue o Muite Arukô | From Up on Poppy Hill | ("shall walk looking up") (1961) lyrics | Buy on Amazon | |
Ue o Muite Arukou | From Up on Poppy Hill | Lyrics | Buy on Amazon | |
Ue o muite aruko | Yi Yi | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Sukiyaki | Bullet Train | Writer | Buy on Amazon |