Training began in 1960 when Natsuyagi enrolled simultaneously in the Bungakuza actors school and Keio University, but he left the university before completing his degree to continue his studies at the Haiyuza actors school. After graduating in 1966, he entered the Toei studio, debuting in the film Hone made shaburu, and soon secured his first leading role in Hideo Gosha’s Kiba Ōkaminosuke the same…
