Art supervisor who entered Japanese film as costume designer, folklore researcher and art consultant for Akira Kurosawa's SHICHININ NO SAMURAI (THE SEVEN SAMURAI) (1954). He was art supervisor for Kurosawa's KOMONOSU JO (THRONE OF BLOOD) (1957) and KAKUSHI ORIDE NO SAN AKUNIN (THE HIDDEN FORTRESS) (1958) and art director for Keisuke Kinoshita's FUEFUKIGAWA (THE RIVER FUEFUKI) (1960).  Nominated for Costume Design (Black & White) 1956: SHICHININ NO SAMURAI 1 nomination