Complete People Guide

Guide for this page. Use this to help navigate!

Over the years, Fishmans has come into contact with hundreds of amazing people. Here is a complete list!

People are sorted into six categories: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

• The "Red" category is for members of Fishmans. Shinji Sato, Kin-Ichi Motegi and others fit here.
• The "Orange" category is for support members of Fishmans. Honzi, Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi and others fit here.
• The "Yellow" category is for all musicians/personnel who've played with Fishmans. Sugar Yoshinaga, Sei Komiyama and others fit here.
• The "Green" category is for all musicians/personnel who've played alongside Fishmans, but not necessarily with them. Deep & Bites, Mustang A.K.A., Buffalo Daughter and others fit here.
• The "Blue" category is for all musicians/personnel who repeatedly met and interacted with Fishmans, but not necessarily in a musical context. This includes Daisuke Kawasaki, Kensuke Kawamura and others.
• The "Purple" category is for all people that anyone in the other category have met before. This includes a lot of people: anyone from Ringo Mendoza to Chappie the Dog fit here.

Please add any people you make pages for here, if they aren't included already!

--WORK IN PROGRESS--

Red

• Shinji Sato - Founding member, main songwriter and vocalist, guitarist, cornetist, bassist (only in the first few months of the band's existence) (1987-1999).
• Kin-Ichi Motegi - Founding member, drummer, and chorus (1987-).
• Kensuke Ojima - Founding member, main guitarist, songwriter, and vocals (1987-1994, 1999, 2019).
• Susumu Hisamatsu - Bassist (1987-1988).
• Yuzuru Kashiwabara - Main bassist after Hisamatsu's departure (1988-1998, 1999-2025).
• Hakase-Sun - Main keyboardist, songwriter, and chorus (1990-1995, 1999, 2009-).

Orange

• ZAK - Main producer and engineer (1991-1997, 1999-).
• Honzi - Support violinist, accordionist, keyboard player, and chorus (1995-2006).
• Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi - Support guitarist and backup vocalist (1996-).

Yellow

• Haruo Kubota - Guest producer (King Master George) (1992).
• Shinya Kogure - Guest guitarist (1994-1995, 1999-).
• Sugar Yoshinaga - Guest guitarist (1994-1995).
• Sei Komiyama - Guest guitarist (1994-1995).
• Ikuko Harada - Guest vocalist (2005-).
• Hanaregumi - Guest vocalist (2005-).
• Bose - Guest rapper (1997, 2011).
• Bikke - Guest rapper (1997, 1999, 2005).
• Asa-Chang - Guest percussionist (1996, 2005, 2016).
• UA - Guest vocalist (1996, sporadic live appearances 2005-).
• Yuji Katsui - Guest violinist (2011-2018).
• MahiTo The People - Guest vocalist (2023-).
• Ohzora Kimishima - Guest guitarist and vocalist (2025-).
• Goma - Guest didgeridoo player (2024-).
• Moog Yamamoto - Guest turntablist (also made cover art) (1994-1995, 1998-1999).
• Kazufumi Kodama - Guest producer (Chappie, Don't Cry), cornetist (1991, 2005)
• Cornelius - Guest guitarist (for the May 3, 2011 performance, and A Piece Of Future) (2011).
• Tadashi Ueda - Guest keyboardist (for すばらしくてNice Choice and live shows) (1995).
• Minoru Yokoo - Engineer, guest voice (on I Dub Fish) (1994-1998, 2020).
• Akira Sotoyama - Guest percussionist (1996).
• Emerson Kitamura - Guest organist (1996).
• Яeck - Guest guitarist (on Weather Report) (1997).
• Taiji Sato - Guest guitarist (on Long Season) (1996).
• MariMari - Guest vocalist (1996, 1999).
• Naoko Ohmiya - Guest chorus vocals (on Long Season) (1996).
• Yoshiko Ohmiya - Guest chorus vocals (on Long Season) (1996).
• Masaki Morimoto - A&R manager, guest whistler (on Long Season) (1995-1999).
• Yamatsuka Eye - Cover artwork (for A Piece of Future) (2011).
• Ryuichi Sakamoto - Guest remixer (for A Piece of Future) (2011).
• Yuichi Oki - Guest keyboardist. (2005-2006, 2012, 2016, 2018).
• Kiyoshiro Imawano - Guest vocalist (for the August 20, 2005 performance) (2005).
• Hom Shenhao - Guest vocalist (for the October 12, 2025 performance) (2025).
• Masayoshi Yamazaki - Guest vocalist and guitarist (for The Long Season Revue) (2005).
• Pocopen - Guest vocalist (for The Long Season Revue) (2005).
• Chung-ho Sai - Guest vocalist (for The Long Season Revue) (2005).
• Pod - Guest vocalist and guitarist (for The Long Season Revue) (2005).
• Kicell - Guest vocalist and guitarist (for The Long Season Revue) (2005).

Green

• Black Market
• Havana Exotica
• SkaFunk
• Deep & Bites
• Mustang A.K.A.
• King Bees
• Tomatos
• Kusu Kusu
• Phantasma
• Frederick
• Mute Beat
• The Pees
• Mr. Children
• 16Tons
• The Wells
• The Groovers
• Grand Nuts
• Magokoro Brothers
• The Pillows
• Owl
• Plagues
• Takeo Fujiyama
• Spitz
• Buffalo Daughter
• Hicksville
• De La Soul
• Tokyo No.1 Soul Set
• Yo-King
• Super Butter Dog
• Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
• Pavement
• Sakanaction

Blue

• Daisuke Kawasaki - Interviewer and DJ.
• Kensuke Kawamura - Music video and film director.
• Yoshiyuki Okuda - Executive producer and president of Ribon.
• Toshiya Sano - Polydor producer.
• Akiko Ueta - Head administrator at Neri.
• Taro Yakota - Radio show producer.
• Yuki Teshima - Film director of The Fishmans Movie.
• Akihiko Yamamoto - Fishmans' first director.
• Keiji Ito - Graffiti artist.
• Ayako Mogi - Photographer for albums/photoshoots.
• Mariko Yamamoto - Designer.

Purple

• RIngo Mendoza - Mexican wrestler that was gifted a copy of 宇宙 日本 世田谷 and signed Sato's wrestler magazine.
• Chappie - Yuzuru's dog.
• Masa - Name for Sato's plenty of squirrels and hamsters (and possibly cats).