He made his regular feature film debut with Fancy Dance in 1989, and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his next feature, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't, in 1991.
Ia membuat debut film fitur reguler dengan Fancy Dance pada 1989, dan memenangkan Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award untuk film fitur berikutnya, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't, pada 1991.