Born in Tokyo in 1949. Graduate of Kuwasawa Design School. He has written numerous picture books including Dana, SpaceSkate and SOS Robot Land. His book of paintings,Metal Physical Nights won the Shogakukan Painting Award. His work The Fish of the Milky Way won a Special Award at the Montreal Electronic Cinema Festival. His CD-ROM Phantasmagoria won the Postal Minister and other Awards at the AMD Awards Grand Prix. He is attracting attention in Japan and around the world for his work as a Video Artist and Digital Content Creator.