A Japanese voice actor and director, born on January 26, 1967, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. He is the head of the voice-acting company Axlone, which he founded in April 2011. He graduated from Nittaidai Ebara High School and from Katsuta Voice Actor Academy. He is known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Berserk (1997-1998), and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013-2014).