Pata

I have a soft spot for Pata, because in a band as famously explosive and operatic as X Japan, he's the guy who just stands there, slightly slouched, calmly ripping out blues-soaked guitar like it's the most natural thing in the world. While everyone around him is screaming their souls out and the hair is defying physics, Pata's got this unbothered, beer-in-hand cool that grounds the whole spectacle. Born in Chiba in 1965, he's the kind of player who never chased the spotlight but absolutely holds the floor up underneath it. His tone has only gotten richer with age, and there's something deeply likable about that crooked little grin he flashes mid-solo. I just dig players who let the music do the showing off, and Pata is exactly that breed of quietly excellent.

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Pata is a Japanese guitarist and composer born on November 4, 1965, in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. Details about his educational background, agency affiliation, and personal life remain private or undisclosed. He maintains an official website and is active on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Pata

Name (Japanese)

PATA

Reading

ぱた

Born

November 4, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Agency

石塚屋以前は「OFFICE GIANTS」という名称だった。

Active years

1980 -

Occupation

Composer / Guitarist

Works summary

Appearances

28 (1993–2013)

By year

1993: 1, 1994: 2, 1995: 2, 1997: 1, 1998: 3, 1999: 4, 2001: 3, 2002: 2, 2003: 2, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 3, 2009: 1, 2013: 1

Debut work

PATA

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.pata-official.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pataofficial.ishizuka/
• Xhttps://x.com/PATA_Official_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557207

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Composer
• Guitarist

Last updated

2026-08-26

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