He performed on stage, and on television in series such as Trick and Furuhata Ninzaburō.
His trademark was his large, thick-rimmed glasses, which he used solely for comic effect, as he actually had 20/20 vision.
He was married in 2000 to a stylist that he met while filming the TV drama Shomuni, after dating her for less than six months.
He died two years later, just before inclusion of the TV drama Shomuni FINAL.
He died on May 24, 2002, from a spinal cord infection caused by a subarachnoid hemorrhage.