He won Best Music thrice at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
In 1996, he released his first solo work, Mado, while in high school.
[1] In 2009, he held his first solo piano concert tour in five places across Japan.
[2] During that year, his works were featured in Natsumi Abe's cover album Hikari He.
[3] In 2018, Empire listed his music from Mary and the Witch's Flower among the best movie soundtrack songs of the year.