Because of his father's business, he spend his early life in Singapore (1983–86) and the United States, New York (1986–89).
(He left the company at the age of 16) His first screen role was "April Story(Shigatsu monogatari)"directed by Japanese movie director Shunji Iwai in 1998.
In this movie, he played Tsuneo Mori, the leader of United Red Army.
And the movie won C.I.C.A.E Prizes (the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas) and NETPAC Prize (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) in the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.
Iaijutsu is a Japanese ancient martial art, also known as combative quick-draw sword technique.