Singer/Guitarist born in Hakata, Japan in 1954, he has been playing in bands since 1968 including Japan's first punk band The Drill formed in 1976, he is still releasing records and playing in a number of different bands to this day.

In 1970 he was involved in an accident with high-voltage power lines and suffered a 6600 volt electric shock, as a result he lost his nose and left eye.

He has been dubbed 'Dynamite Man' and 'Japan's John Lee Hooker'