Wissenswertes

Around 18, he joined the Bungakuza acting school. He spent the 1980s performing in several theater troupes while working odd jobs.

Passed away on April 12, 2020; just 14 days shy of a year after the theatrical release of Avengers: Endgame (2019). He was the Japanese dub actor of Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man in the film.

In 2010, he made his sound directorial debut in Kakkokawaii Sengen .

He's been a regular lecturer at the Japan Newart College since 2008.

In August 2016, Air Agency announced that he was going on hiatus to treat an as of yet unspecified illness. He officially resumed work in June 2017.

In the early 90s. he was introduced to his first voice acting agency, Ken Production. The first TV anime in which he appeared as a regular was Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi, but his breakout role was Hiroshi Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan.

He founded his own talent management and production company, Air Agency, in November 2006, after leaving Ken Production.

Even though he was born in Tokyo, he actually spent the majority of his childhood in Iwate Prefecture.

In high school, he handled vocals in a band he formed with his friend Kotaro Furuichi, future guitarist of rock band The Collectors.