CLAN EXPERTS

Guitarist/Producer

SAHASHI YOSHIYUKI

Born in Tokyo in 1961. Influenced by West Coast American music during junior high school, he started playing guitar. Debuted in 1984 with the band "UGUISS" and also worked as a session guitarist. His guitar work on "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" and "True Love" became a hot topic. He has participated in numerous tours, including those of Motoharu Sano and Tatsuro Yamashita. Currently, he focuses on producing and nurturing young talent while also resuming activities with his unit "Yamagen" with his long-time partner Kazuhiro Ogura, and has even held revival concerts for "UGUISS."

Jyukuseizushi YOROZU

SHIRAYAMA AKIRA

Born in Nagasaki in 1989. After graduating from high school in Osaka, he started his apprenticeship at a sushi restaurant through his school's introduction. A year and a half after beginning his training, he visited a sushi restaurant for study and was so impressed that he volunteered to become an apprentice. In 2017, he became the head chef of "Champagne & Wine and Aged Sushi Rikyu", and in 2019, he opened his own restaurant "Aged Sushi YOROZU", which was awarded a Michelin star in the same year.

Freelance

Shuhei Yoshida

Shuhei Yoshida, a former 35-plus-year Sony veteran and renowned software developer, had been with the PlayStation group since the project's inception more than 30 years ago. Yoshida joined Sony Corporation in 1986 where he was involved in the corporate strategy group, as well as coordinating the PC business. He was one of the initial members of the PlayStation project in February 1993, where he held various high-profile positions in both the product development and third-party relations arenas. He was appointed Vice President, Product Development, Sony Computer Entertainment America in April 2000, Sr.Vice President in February 2007, and then President of SCE Worldwide Studios (current SIE PlayStation Studios) in May 2008. Yoshida has overseen development of many global best-selling franchises, such as God of War®, Ghost of Tsushima®, Gran Turismo®, Journey™, Horizon Zero Dawn™, MLB: The Show™, Ratchet & Clank®, The Last of Us®, and Uncharted. In Nov. 2019, Yoshida left his role at WWS and became Head of Indies Initiative where his focus was on nurturing external independent creators to ensure they have the tools, technology, and services to reach PlayStation’s large community of gamers successfully. He left SIE in January 2025.