H also gained much popularity when he stared in "Minamoto no Yoshitsune" (NHK Historical drama) as the youngest actor ever at that time in 1966, thanks to his fine-featured face.
またその端正な顔立ちから、日本放送協会大河ドラマ『源義経(NHK大河ドラマ)』（1966/昭和41年）を当時最年少で主演し大人気を博した。