Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki
宇崎 竜童
Born1946 (age 79–80)
Kyoto, Japan
OccupationsMusician, composer, actor
SpouseYoko Aki
Musical career
GenresRock
Formerly ofDown Town Boogie-Woogie Band

Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎 竜童, Uzaki Ryūdō; born 1946) is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor. His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Yoko Aki.

Uzaki has also worked as a film composer, providing the scores to such productions as The Miracle of Joe Petrel, Umi e, See You and Shaso. In addition, Uzaki has frequently worked as an actor, and he also directed the 1982 film Saraba aibo, aka So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex.

He is married to lyricist and actress Yoko Aki.