Born in 1964, Osaka, Japan. In 1996, He worked on the special effects for James Cameron's Titanic in Digital Domain Inc. When he returned to Japan, he worked as a visual effect supervisor on a number of Japanese films as well as TV dramas. Ager his successful feature debut of Ping Pong with a box office hit, he focused on full-CG animated films, producing Appleseed, and directing Vexille:2077 Isolation of Japan, which received high acclaim in japan and overseas for its remarkable visual imagery. TO is his forth film as a director.