Tomohiko Kira

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| native_name = 吉良 知彦

| native_name_lang = jp

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1959|12|06}} Yamanashi Prefecture

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|07|03|1959|12|06}}

| instrument = Fender Stratocaster '78, Larrivee C-50, Button Bouzuki (flat back) and others

| past_member_of = Zabadak

}}

{{nihongo|Tomohiko Kira|吉良 知彦}} (December 6, 1959 – July 3, 2016) was a Japanese guitarist who led the band ZABADAK. He also composed the original music for the 1988 cult horror film Evil Dead Trap,{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167147/fullcredits#cast |title=Full cast and crew for Shiryo no wana |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=2009-08-19}} and performed guitar on soundtracks of the role-playing video games Xenogears (1998) and Chrono Cross (1999), playing the opening and ending themes on the latter.{{Cite book | year=1999 | editor=Studio BentStuff | title=Chrono Cross Ultimania | language=Japanese | publisher=DigiCube | isbn=4-87188-854-1 | page=495}} He later recorded an album with the singer of the ending theme from Chrono Cross, Noriko Mitose.{{cite web | date=1999-12-24 | title=Interview with Tomohiko Kira | url=http://www.cocoebiz.com/mitsuda/english/friends/kira.html | work=Procyon Studio | accessdate=25 July 2006}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} He also composed the opening theme for the TV anime Spice and Wolf (2008) and provided backing vocals in the chorus.{{cite web | date=2010-01-07 | url=https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/kiyoura-natsumi/28381 | title=菅野よう子、吉良知彦（ZABADAK）、つじあやのら参加！清浦夏実が1stアルバムを | language=Japanese | accessdate=2025-01-05}}

His hobbies included collecting insects and the outdoors.{{cite web|url=http://www.moment.gr.jp/18/interview.html|title=moment 吉良知彦インタビュー|publisher=moment|language=Japanese|accessdate=2020-05-08}} He owned a collection of butterflies and beetles.

He died on July 3, 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.zabadak.net/information/2016/0402_20160706_notice.html|title=重要なお知らせ|publisher=Zabadak Official Site|language=Japanese|accessdate=2016-07-06}} 3 months after playing at a 30th anniversary concert.