Hailing from Tochigi Prefecture, he entered the performing arts through the Watanabe Entertainment-run acting troupe D-BOYS, earning the Judge’s Choice special award at the group’s second open audition in July 2005. His early stage work included roles such as Cain in Mori no Maerchen (2006) and Tazawa Minoru in Cooky Crown (2007), followed by appearances in Out of Order, the first D-BOYS stage pro…
