Japanese director who gained his first film experience as assistant director for several famous productions such as Pacchigi! (2004), Linda Linda Linda (2005) and the omnibus Tokyo! (2008). He made his directing debut with the teen comedy Kazoku no hiketsu (Family Secrets, 2006) and afterwards directed the drama Mainichi Kasan (Kaasan Mom's Life, 2011). In the next few years he directed TV films and series. He returned to the big screen with the musical drama Maesutoro! (Maestro!, 2015). Currently his last film is the crime comedy Hamon: Futari no yakubyô-gami (Hamon: Yakuza Boogie, 2017).