Akinori Nosaka

Nosaka Akiyuki (Japanese: Nosaka Akiyuki/Nosaka Akiyuki, Romanized: Nosaka Akiyuki, October 10, 1930 - December 9, 2015), was born in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is a writer, singer, lyricist, and a former member of the Japanese Senate. When working as a screenwriter, he used the pen name Amu Yukio; when performing as a chanson singer, his stage name was Claude Nosaka (Japanese: Nosaka, French: Claude Nosaka); when performing as a rakugo artist, his stage name was Tachikawa Emperor. He once formed the Mancai duo with Nozo Chenhei.