After graduating from Tokyo Municipal Chitose High School, his upbringing close to film studios from a young age was partially responsible for him joining the 'Film Research group' while studying at the Rikkyo University Faculty of Economics.
東京都立千歳高等学校を経て、幼少時から撮影所の近くで育ったこともあり、立教大学経済学部在学中から「映画研究会」に属する。