Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki
Native name	宇崎 竜童
Born	1946 Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Musician, composer, actor
Spouse(s)	Yoko Aki
Musical career
Genres	Rock
Associated acts	Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band

Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎 竜童 Uzaki Ryūdō, born 1946 in Kyoto) is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor.^[1]

His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock music bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Yoko Aki.

He is married to lyricist and actress Yoko Aki.^[2]

Discography

Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band

Title	Date	Notes
Minato No Yoko, Yokohama, Yokosuka
Namida No Secret Love
Mi Mo Kokoro Mo

Composer

Artist	Title	Date	Notes
Momoe Yamaguchi	"Yokosuka Story"	1977
	"Rock'n'roll Widow"	1979
	"Imitation Gold"
	"Manjushaka"
Cute	"Edo no Temari Uta II"[3][4]	July 30, 2008	Cute won a Gold Award and was nominated for the main Japan Records Award (Grand Prix) with the song[5][6][7]
Hiroshi Itsuki	"Edo no Temari Uta"	October 22, 2008
Jero	"Umiyuki"	2008
Meiko Kaji	"Aitsu no Sukiso na Burusu"	2011

Acting roles

Title	Role	Date	Notes
Torakku Yarō: go-iken muyō		1975
Double Suicide of Sonezaki	Tokubei	1978	Starring with Meiko Kaji
G.I. Samurai		1979
Tattoo Ari	Akio Takeda	1982	Won Best Actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival
Hamon	Takizawa	2017

References

1. 宇崎竜童さん　インタビュー [Ryudo Uzaki Interview]. Dōraku (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
2. Profile Aki Yoko
3. Tsunku. 江戸の手毬唄Ⅱ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
4. "℃−ｕｔｅと五木ひろしが楽曲を"競作" - 芸能 - SANSPO.COM". SANKEI DIGITAL INC. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
5. "50th Japan Record Awards". Tokyograph. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
6. "EXILE, Jero win Japan Record Awards". Tokyograph. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
7. "℃-uteが4枚目のアルバム「憧れ My STAR」発売". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)