Music Champ, he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 – Heart of a Woman and Northern Town.
In 1987, he joined the band Tulip, beginning a more professional musical career.
He played a major role in the band's development, writing some of its hit singles.
He composed numerous soundtracks for anime, stage, television, and radio.
He died on November 4, 2005, at the age of 41, due to multiple organ failure resulting from a retroperitoneal sarcoma.