Rokusuke Ei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rokusuke Ei

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture

Date of Death: 07-Jul-2016

Profession: lyricist, television presenter, tarento, broadcast writer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Rokusuke Ei (? ??, 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 Aruko", 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.