is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 guitarist who leads the band ZABADAK

ZABADAK

is a Japanese musical group formed by Tomohiko Kira, Yoko Ueno, and Katushi Matsuda in 1985. In 1993, Ueno and Matsuda left and Kira continued the group as a solo act still under the name Zabadak...

. He composed the original music for the 1988 cult horror film Evil Dead Trap

Evil Dead Trap

Evil Dead Trap, known in Japan as , is a 1988 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and produced by Japan Home Video.-Plot:TV show host Nami asks her viewers to send in home movies; she receives a snuff film apparently shot at a nearby factory. Taking a camera crew out to investigate,...

. He also used his talent on the soundtracks of the console role-playing games Xenogears

Xenogears

is a science-fiction console role-playing game developed and published by Square for Sony's PlayStation. It was released on February 11, 1998 in Japan and on October 20, 1998 in North America. The game was never released in PAL territories...

(released 1998) and Chrono Cross

Chrono Cross

is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System...

(released 1999), playing the opening and ending themes on the latter. He later recorded an album with the singer of the ending theme, Noriko Mitose

Noriko Mitose

is a Japanese singer. She is the vocalist of the band Kirche, and as a solo singer, has performed many songs for games.- Biography :Noriko Mitose sang for church choir when she was young but did not get involved in the music scene until she and Toshihiko Inoue formed kirche in 1993...

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