Japanese band Tokyo Jihen (2004–2012) recorded material for five studio albums and one extended play, including songs for several compilation albums and singles. The band formed after Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena formed a band in 2004, but first collaborated with the members in 2003, performing with her on her Sugoroku Ecstasy tour. The original line-up included bassist and producer Seiji Kameda, drummer Toshiki Hata, Jazz band Pe'z pianist Masayuki Hiizumi and guitarist Mikio Hirama.
After the band's debut album Kyōiku (2004), Hiizumi and Hirama left the band's line-up, and in 2005 were replaced by Appa pianist Ichiyo Izawa and guitarist Ukigumo, previous Sheena collaborator and member of the band Petrolz. This line-up remained consistent until Tokyo Jihen's break-up in 2012.
While Sheena acted as the primary songwriter, the band performed songs written by all the band members. Variety (2007) was an album that primarily featured songs composed by Izawa and Ukigumo, and Color Bars (2012) featured five songs, one written by each band member.
The band covered several Ringo Sheena songs, most notably "Ringo no Uta" on Kyōiku (2004), and "Marunouchi Sadistic," which was the most performed song by Tokyo Jihen at concerts, including their own compositions.[1]
This list features every song Tokyo Jihen has performed as a unit that has been released either on CD, as a digital download or on a live concert DVD. Titles were given Japanese song titles, as well as a title in English or French. Titles listed on the left are literal translations of the songs' Japanese titles.
| Indicates single release | ||
| Indicates song performed in concert and released on DVD, but not recorded in studio | ||
| Indicates promotional single release |
| Song name | Official European title | Writer(s) | Originating album(s) | Year | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "The Invaluable" | Ringo Sheena, Tomotaka Imamichi | Ultra C | 2010 | [2] [3] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Brand New Civilization" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | [4] [5] | ||
| scope=row | "BB.Queen" | "BB.Queen" | Ukigumo | "Killer-tune" (single) | 2007 | [6] [7] | |
| scope=row | "Black Out" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | [8] [9] | ||
| scope=row | "Feelings for My Motherland" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | [10] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Bonus Stage (Ice Climber)" | Akito Nakatsuka | Bon Voyage | 2012 | [11] [12] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Bon Voyage" | "Bon Voyage" | Ukigumo | Hard Disk | 2013 | [13] | |
| scope=row | "The Citizens" | Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | [14] [15] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "L' œillet" | Ringo Sheena | Discovery | 2012 | [16] [17] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "C'm'on Let's Go!" | "C'm'on Let's Go!" | Tomotaka Imamichi | Just Can't Help It. | 2005 | [18] [19] | |
| scope=row | "Crawl" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "City Without Electricity" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Put Your Antenna Up" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 | [20] [21] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Dopa-Mint!" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Dynamite" | Tom Glazer, Mort Garson | "Sōnan" (single) | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "A Station" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Fair" | "Fair" | Ukigumo | Sports | 2010 | ||
| scope=row | "Foul" | "Foul" | Ukigumo | Sports | 2010 | ||
| scope=row | "Vengeance" | Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Frustration" | Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena | "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan" (single) | 2009 | |||
| scope=row | "Back to Earth" | Masayuki Hiizumi | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Laugh at Facts" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Ideal Days for Ultramarine" | Masayuki Hiizumi, Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "A Secret" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Instinct" | Ringo Sheena | Just Can't Help It. | 2005 | |||
| scope=row | "Honto no Tokoro" | Toshiki Hata | Color Bars | 2012 | [22] [23] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Ice Cream" | Yoshimi Satō, Kōichi Hattori | Bon Voyage | 2012 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "If You Can Touch It" | "If You Can Touch It" | Mikio Hirama | Dynamite Out | 2005 | [24] [25] | |
| scope=row | "Vivre" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "The Suicide" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Crosswalk" | Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark | "OSCA" (single) | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "The Kabuki" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Win Every Fight" | Ringo Sheena | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Kai Horror Dust" | Ichiyo Izawa | Color Bars | 2012 | |||
| scope=row | "Faces" | Ringo Sheena, Mikio Hiirama | "Gunjō Biyori" (single) | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Physical" | Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark | "Killer-tune" (single) | 2007 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Temporary Virgin" | Ringo Sheena | Discovery | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Regardez Moi" | Ukigumo | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Un Homme Et Une Femme" | Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Go with the Wind" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Active Fighting" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row | "Powder Up My Mind" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Killer-Tune" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Adieu" | Ukigumo | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Box of Goldfish" | Ichiyo Izawa | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Jeux Interdits" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" | Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wayne | Dynamite Out | 2005 | |||
| scope=row | "Get It Up for Love" | Ned Doheny | "Shuraba" (single) | 2005 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Kiss Me" | Ringo Sheena | Dynamite Out | 2005 | |||
| scope=row | "Spiritual" | Ringo Sheena | "Sōnan" (single) | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien" | Ringo Sheena | Color Bars | 2012 | |||
| scope=row | "My Way" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Taxi Driver" | Masao Yoneyama | Tokyo Incidents Vol. 1 | 2004 | [26] [27] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "I Am a Liar" | Ringo Sheena | Chin Play Kō Play | 2012 | [28] [29] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Marunouchi Sadistic" | Ringo Sheena | Dynamite Out | 2005 | |||
| scope=row | "Metro" | Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Mirror-ball" | Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Child of the 21st Century Universe" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "3 Min." | Ringo Sheena | Sports | 2009 | |||
| scope=row | "Ride Every Wave" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Courtesan" | Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena | Chin Play Kō Play | 2012 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "The Creamy Season" | Ringo Sheena | Bon Voyage | 2012 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "The Carnival" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Temporary Virgin" | Ringo Sheena | Dynamite Out | 2005 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Fly Me to Heaven" | Ringo Sheena | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "OSCA" | "O.S.C.A." | Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Les Adultes Terribles" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Pinocchio" | Ichiyo Izawa | "OSCA" (single) | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Dusk" | Ringo Sheena | "Shuraba" (single) | 2005 | |||
| scope=row | "Ramp" | Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "A Song of Apples" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Sa_i_ta" ("Bloomed") | "Sa_i_ta" | Ukigumo | Color Bars | 2012 | ||
| scope=row | "Sake & Nondrinker" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "A Separation" | Ringo Sheena | Tokyo Collection | 2012 | [30] [31] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Season Sayonara" | Ukigumo | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Le moment" | Ringo Sheena | Bon Voyage | 2012 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Put Your Camera Down" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Variety Zōkangō | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Service" | Ringo Sheena, Masayuki Hiizumi | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Backstage" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Girl Robot" | Ringo Sheena | Just Can't Help It. | 2005 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "The Rat's-Nest" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2005 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Σ" (Sigma) | "Σ" | Ringo Sheena | Dynamite Out | 2005 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "A Distress" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "The Lady Is a Tramp" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | "Gunjō Biyori" (single) | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Reverberation" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" | "Courtesan" | Ringo Sheena | Chin Play Kō Play | 2012 | |||
| scope=row | "SSAW" | "Ss/aw" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Variety | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Super Star" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Sweet Spot" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "And the Beat Goes On" | Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena | Shin'ya Waku | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Don't Cry My Child" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row | "A Letter" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Where's Heaven" | Ringo Sheena | Dai Hakken | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Invisible Man" | Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row | "Prinsesse Mensuelle" | Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo | Variety | 2007 | |||
| scope=row | "Life Will Be Held Even If It Rains" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Niigata" | Ringo Sheena | Adult | 2006 | |||
| scope=row | "A Scar of Dreams" | Ringo Sheena | Kyōiku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Relative vs. Absolute" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Dai Hakken | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Life May Be Monotonous But the Sun Shines" | Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa | Sports | 2010 |
| Song | Writer(s) | Year | Leak | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | (Petrolz cover) | Ukigumo | 2006 | [32] | ||
| scope=row | "Jazz a Go Go" (France Gall cover) | Robert Gall, Alain Goraguer | 2004 | [33] | ||
| scope=row | Unknown | 2004 | ||||
| scope=row | (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | Boris Fomin, Gene Raskin | 2004 | ||||
| scope=row | (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "La salle de bain" (Ringo Sheena cover) | Robbie Clark, Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "M" (Appa cover) | Ichiyo Izawa | 2006 | [34] | ||
| scope=row | (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Stem" (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | (Ringo Sheena cover) | Ringo Sheena | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "UFO" (Pink Lady cover) | Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | (Tokiko Iwatani cover) | Yōko Kishi, Taku Izumi | 2011 | [35] |