--- title: "人間椅子" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/band-d4933075" genre: "Doom Metal" country: "Japan" formed: 1987 --- # 人間椅子 **人間椅子** is a doom metal band, from Japan, active 1987 to present. Ningen Isu is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in Hirosaki in 1987. The band's current line-up consists of co-founders Shinji Wajima and Ken-ichi Suzuki alongside Nobu Nakajima, who joined in 2004. All three members contribute to the songwriting process. They have been noted for their stage personas, with Wajima dressing as a Meiji-era literary master, Suzuki dressing as a Buddhist monk, and Nakajima dressing as a Yakuza-style gangster. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningen_Isu ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | 人間椅子 | | Genre | Doom Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Hirosaki, Japan | | Formed | 1987 | | Releases in catalog | 26 | ## Genres [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ナカジマノブ](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-99cd4ce7) | Drums (drum set), Lead vocals | 2004 to present | Current | | [和嶋慎治](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-09f6aca8) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1987 to present | Current | | [鈴木研一](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-b8ec2bc9) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1987 to present | Current | | [後藤マスヒロ](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-b8936c9d) | Drums (drum set), Lead vocals | 1996 to 2003 | Former | | [上館徳芳](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-2cf84e99) | Drums (drum set) | 1987 to 1992 | Former | | [土屋巌](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-db55d9d7) | Drums (drum set), Lead vocals | 1995 to 1996 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1989 | [人間椅子](https://themetalnet.com/album/8407f6fa-9412-46a7-8247-9649299f8e3b) | EP | | 1990 | [人間失格](https://themetalnet.com/album/437467b1-88d1-4d69-be8c-c234e52d6290) | Album | | 1991 | [桜の森の満開の下](https://themetalnet.com/album/f060980b-931e-4759-a3ca-298f60e61b01) | Album | | 1992 | [黄金の夜明け](https://themetalnet.com/album/087caab4-71dd-43c7-9acc-9e0f3d717827) | Album | | 1993 | [羅生門](https://themetalnet.com/album/1df2aafa-131d-4a9b-89d7-56027182ef1a) | Album | | 1995 | [踊る一寸法師](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4a589ba-9e09-484d-a849-d992c3386e3e) | Album | | 1996 | [無限の住人](https://themetalnet.com/album/b37a06cc-057f-4e69-b5ce-01ec8b088472) | Album | | 1998 | [頽廃芸術展](https://themetalnet.com/album/9105da20-2452-46a3-aab9-ec5ed04dc418) | Album | | 1999 | [二十世紀葬送曲](https://themetalnet.com/album/c75983eb-70e4-4882-b8f8-068d75812086) | Album | | 2000 | [怪人二十面相](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9d96a12-2c0d-4005-a57d-434c32bcaaf2) | Album | | 2001 | [見知らぬ世界](https://themetalnet.com/album/36304e5f-36b2-440f-864e-2ab36a0a0a14) | Album | | 2003 | [修羅囃子](https://themetalnet.com/album/1200ce8d-e53b-4e5c-9965-38420084e2f7) | Album | | 2004 | [三悪道中膝栗毛](https://themetalnet.com/album/bfe86ce5-e4bd-428b-a24e-73df2e6b25e2) | Album | | 2006 | [瘋痴狂](https://themetalnet.com/album/60be1e33-c40f-4e63-919f-8a6c1fb83b10) | Album | | 2007 | [真夏の夜の夢](https://themetalnet.com/album/3eec5b82-c072-4f5f-b213-554eaf6e1830) | Album | | 2009 | [未来浪漫派](https://themetalnet.com/album/74aa034b-784d-4a7f-bd89-9acf7d76c861) | Album | | 2011 | [此岸礼賛](https://themetalnet.com/album/edbc23e9-82bb-4d71-82e3-11110e948c56) | Album | | 2013 | [萬燈籠](https://themetalnet.com/album/621bbfbe-880b-45b8-84ca-266640f7b48c) | Album | | 2014 | [無頼豊饒](https://themetalnet.com/album/be33b08a-cc86-491b-943d-a31d72d137ce) | Album | | 2016 | [怪談 そして死とエロス](https://themetalnet.com/album/93514249-f1c7-4cd4-9f84-e0333c9962f1) | Album | | 2017 | [異次元からの咆哮](https://themetalnet.com/album/ffe0e784-ac10-499a-b66c-2ce10285275e) | Album | | 2019 | [新青年](https://themetalnet.com/album/890824d4-c6ff-4e65-878a-5a392f234345) | Album | | 2020 | [人間椅子名作選 三十周年記念ベスト盤](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b14d897-64ed-45a8-965f-08fbaaa5985f) | Album | | 2021 | [苦楽](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a1814f9-b81a-4632-82ed-683a8105c4d3) | Album | | 2023 | [色即是空](https://themetalnet.com/album/45bdb983-2a46-4e05-a958-575379e935b9) | Album | | 2025 | [まほろば](https://themetalnet.com/album/649d4f41-7cf1-4275-ba5f-44af4485e898) | Album | ## Related bands - [Alice Cooper](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-cooper-ee58c59f) (listened together) - [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together) - [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together) - [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together) - [Mgła](https://themetalnet.com/band/mg-a) (listened together) - [Dun Ringill](https://themetalnet.com/band/dun-ringill) (same tags) - [R.I.P.](https://themetalnet.com/band/r-i-p) (same tags) - [Speedblow](https://themetalnet.com/band/speedblow) (same tags) - [Goat Explosion](https://themetalnet.com/band/goat-explosion) (same tags) - [The Unholy](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-unholy) (same tags) - [Dubh](https://themetalnet.com/band/dubh) (same tags) - [Disharmony](https://themetalnet.com/band/disharmony-e70bb529) (same tags) ## Official and external links - x: https://twitter.com/ningenisu_staff - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ninngennisu - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ningen_isu/ - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rd6QvHo3CdZNmZrPJs8yz - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6429274 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnasJsWJZXDXeLg1ezicr-A - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%A4%85%E5%AD%90/101172 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/band-d4933075](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-d4933075). 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