Japanese actor born in Chigasaki, Kanagawa in 1965, a durable supporting player of Japanese film and television since the late 1980s. He appeared in the film Ping Pong (2002), the crime series Mozu, and countless episodic dramas on NHK and the commercial networks. Directors cast him when a role calls for quiet authority without theatrics. His range covers period drama, contemporary crime and family stories.