In the 70's and 80's he played the villain in a lot of Criminal Investigation stories. After that he became a producer and founded the video production companies "Twenty First City Co., Ltd." and "Presario Co., Ltd." and served as the representative director of the group, and retired from acting. In the 46th House of Representatives general election in 2012, he ran as an official candidate for the Japan Restoration Party from Saitama 6th district, but was defeated. Watch drama online for free.