He began making films at the age of 18, when he entered Tokyo’s Zokei University. He studied under Nobuhiro Suwa. In 2008, his first feature film Voice of Rain That Comes at Night was awarded at the Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival. In 2011, he directed the short film Apartness. He also directed the short films Marchen and House of Tofu. In 2014, his graduation film Hold Your Breath Like a Lover was selected for the 67th Locarno Film Festival. In 2017, he co-directed The Night I Swam with Damien Manivel. The film premiered at the Venice and San Sebastian film festivals.
