Hailing from Aichi Prefecture, the Japanese actor began his career in V-cinema in 2001 and made his theatrical debut two years later with a supporting role in Azumi. A breakthrough arrived in 2006 when he headlined the tokusatsu series Madan Senki Ryukendo, a performance often cited as his most memorable and which propelled him to international recognition. He was chosen from a pool of five hundre…
