He also made many appearances on television and in movies and in NHK Taiga dramas where he starred as Naosuke II in "Hana-no-shogai," Kokichi KATSU in "Katsu Kaishu" (NHK Taiga drama) and Emperor Goshirakawa in "Kusa Moeru."
テレビや映画の出演も多く、日本放送協会大河ドラマでは『花の生涯(NHK大河ドラマ)』で井伊直弼、『勝海舟(NHK大河ドラマ)』で勝小吉、『草燃える』で後白河天皇を好演して評判を取った。