[1] In 1953, he signed to the Toei Company and made his film debut in Gakusei Goninotoko.

He is most famous for playing villains, and appeared more than 200 films.

[2] He also had many guest appearances as a villain in television dramas.

[2] His final role was Yoshinaka in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.

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