Hachidai Nakamura

Hachidai Nakamura

was a Japanese songwriter and jazz pianist.

Nakamura wrote the music of the popular Japanese song "Ue o muite arukō", released in the United States under the name "Sukiyaki". He worked closely with lyricist Rokusuke Ei and many of his songs were popularized by singer Kyu Sakamoto.

Biography

Hachidai Nakamura was born in Qingdao, China to Japanese parents. He moved to Fukuoka at a young age, where he attended high school, and eventually graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with a degree in literature.


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