Born September 3, 1966, in Tokyo. He joined Studio Mates in 1986 and debuted as a key animator there. In 1988, he joined Shin-Ei Animation and was active in various roles, including key animator, animation director, and director. He directed the short theatrical Doraemon: A Grandmother’s Recollections (2000), feature film Doraemon: Nobita’s Dragon (2006), and transitioned to freelance directing in 2011. His other works include the TV anime Space Brothers (2012-2014) and After the Rain (2018). His Children of the Sea (2019) won Best Animation Film at the 74th Mainichi Film Awards and Grand Prize in Animation at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.