[1] His first major film role is as the otaku lead character in Chikan Otoko (Japanese: 痴漢男) In 2007, Yanagi acted in a drama named Puzzle(Japanese: パズル), where he played a prominent role with a couple of other D-boys.
Yanagi originated the role of Ryoma Echizen in Musical: The Prince of Tennis (commonly known as Tenimyu).
[3] As a result of the accident, Yanagi now walks with a permanent limp, his voice is forever changed, and his speech pattern is slightly slurred.
[citation needed] After recovering, he continued to play his role along with the second generation Seigaku cast, which featured most of the D-BOYS members.
and reunited with the first Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season.