Rokusuke Ei Explained

Rokusuke Ei
Birth Date:	10 April 1933
Era:	Contemporary

^[1] 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

• (1985)
• (1986)
• (1987)
• (1990)
• (1993)
• (1994)

TV shows

• Shichiji ni aimashō

Radio programs

• TBS Radio
• TBS Radio

Lyrics

• (1959) "Kuroi hanabira" (Japanese: 黒い花びら) ; "Black Petals"
• (1961) "Ue o muite arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう) ; "Sukiyaki"
• (1962) "Tōku e ikitai" (Japanese: 遠くへ行きたい) ; "I want to go to far away"
• (1963) "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" (Japanese: 見上げてごらん夜の星を)
• (1963) "Wakai kisetsu" (Japanese: 若い季節)
• (1963) "Konnichiwa akachan" (Japanese: こんにちは赤ちゃん)
• (1965) "Kaerokana" (Japanese: 帰ろかな)
• (1979) "Hajimete no machi de" (Japanese: 初めての街で)

External links

• • books by Rokusuke Ei at Amazon.com
• Information about use of the song "Sukiyaki" in films
• Recording of song "Sukiyaki"
• Music by Rokusuke Ei

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rokusuke Ei, who penned lyrics of hit song 'Sukiyaki,' dies：The Asahi Shimbun . Asahi.com . 2016-07-11 . 2016-07-20.