Born in Tokyo. After studying filmmaking and earning a Bachelor of Arts
at Columbia College-Hollywood, he went back to Japan in 1996.
Ever since then, while actively working as independent filmmaker, he
worked at a production company, a multimedia agency's production
division and a creative agency, producing numerous commercials for
Japan, EU and US, as well as print ads, web movies, music videos, short
films and a feature-length film called; "Kagiganai". Toyota Motor
Corpration TV spot called "Humanity" Directed by Ne-o, which he worked
as the agency producer, production producer as well as an actor, won
awards worldwide, including; Grand Prix at AdFest, Times Asia Pacific,
Phoenix Film Awards as well as prestigious awards such as AICP Show
(American Independent Commercial Producers), The Creativity Awards,
London International Awards, New York Festivals:, Cannes Lions, Clio
Awards, BTAA etc.