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He also played many other roles of George Clooney in the Japanese dubs such as Baird Whitlock in Hail, Caesar! and Batman in the 2001 TV Asahi dub of Batman & Robin.

He replaced Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mori in Detective Conan since 2009 after Kamiya had a disagreement about the guarantee fee for voice actors with the anime series' producer.

He played the role of Doug Ross in the Japanese dub of ER TV drama.

He also played as Joe the Haze in Kamen Rider Black RX and voiced various equipments in Kamen Rider Zi-O.

He also dubbed over Kiefer Sutherland roles such as Jack Bauer in the 24 TV series.

His first production with the theatre company was The Idiot, in which he played the role of a servant.

After graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1988.

He began working as an actor, after graduating from university and entered Toho Gakuin College and majored in drama.

He played in Japanese TV dramas which dealt with social problems, such as The School Will Change When the Headmaster Changes and Unjust Accusation.

He came to the attention of the public when he was selected at an audition to play the role of Sebastian in Twelfth Night, directed by Michael Pennington. Since then, he has appeared in many plays, including The Merchant of Venice, staged October and November 2005. He played the role of Antonio. The play was performed in the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Japan and received a favorable reception.