In 1962 , he received the Japan Arts Festival Encouragement Award for his performance in "The Melting Pot".
In 2017 , it won the 45th Japan Shingeki Producers Association Award .
In the dubbing of foreign movies , he was responsible for many villains such as Darth Vader , Vito Corleone , and Unicron .
In 1972, he participated in the establishment of the Theater Company Causeway , and after serving as its president for 10 years, he became a freelancer.
He supported the Japanese Communist Party and was on the list of recommended people .