Biography
Yasutaka Nakata (中田 ヤスタカ) is a Japanese music producer, DJ and composer. Born on 6 February 1980 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, he formed the electronic duo capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima, serving as composer and producer. The group debuted in 2001.
He is best known as the producer for the girl group Perfume since 2003 and for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu since 2011. Nakata has composed soundtracks and themes for films and television including Liar Game (2007), Modest Heroes (2018) and One Piece Film Red (2022). In 2025 he composed the original score for the film Exit 8, shared with Shohei Amimori. He received the Japan Record Award for Arranger in 2012.
