"Sukiyaki" lyricist, broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei dies at 83

"Sukiyaki" lyricist, broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei dies at 83

Photo taken in 1998 shows Rokusuke Ei, a broadcast script writer who wrote the lyrics of Kyu Sakamoto's popular "Sukiyaki" song that reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hit 100 chart in 1963. Ei died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on July 7, 2016, at age 83, according to his office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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