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Ei Rokusuke

real name 永孝雄 (Ei Takao)

Ei Rokusuke is credited on 945 releases across 268 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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945

Credits

268

Albums

8

Decades active

63

In collections

Biography

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's most notable contribution was writing the lyrics for Ue o Muite Arukō ('Sukiyaki').

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Credited work

945 releases · 268 albums · active 1959–2025

  • Performance · 1,048
  • Other credits · 21
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Kubo Kodo · The Hit Factory · Pye Studios · Festival Hall, Osaka

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