Born in 1933. After playing in Oono Tadaosa and the Gay Stars, Tadaaki Misago & His Tokyo Cuban Boys, and others, he played with Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd, and Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats. He was a rare star-level trombonist in the Japanese jazz world, who was even said, “If you want to play well, keep that guy.In March 1971, he moved to Las Vegas, where he became friends with Carl Fontana, a famous trombone player, and other musicians, and became active as a player and arranger. He has released three albums: “Variation” with Masahiko Togashi, “Jump on the Beat” with Hiroshi Suzuki and the Happy Cats, and “Cat”.