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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!
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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).