Ichirou Agata, often known simply as Agata, is the guitarist and co-founder in 1992 for the Japanese noise rock band Melt-Banana from Tokyo. Agata is known particularly for his furious stage antics, jumping and constantly moving around, and exceedingly unique approach to playing the guitar which involves extended technique heavy use of effects pedals and guitar slides resulting in sounds not easily attributed to the guitar. He is also known for consistently wearing a surgical mask on stage during performances.