In 2000, he debuted in the variety show Appare Sanma Dai Sensei at the age of ten.
Later on he played in the film Detroit Metal City and played supporting roles in dramas such as Gakkō no Kaidan, Omoni Naitemasu, and Kaitō Yamaneko.
In Inkheart, the twelve-year-old, Meggie, discovers that her father Mo, a professional bookbinder, has the unusual ability to transfer characters from books into the real world when he reads aloud—they call those with this ability "Silvertongue".
