His film debut was "Bataashi Kingyo" in 1990. And then, he acted in various roles and appeared in many movies, and thus he has built his career as an actor. His performance is highly appreciated by people not only in Japan but also in overseas countries. He received film awards, for example, the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at the 2003 Venice Film Festival for his role in "Last Life in the Universe" and the award for Best Actor at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in "My Man" in 2014. He has also appeared in Hollywood's movies. His first appearance in Hollywood's movie was a marvel movie “Thor” in 2011. In addition to that, he acted on "Battleship" in 2012, "Silence" that was directed by Martin Scorsese in 2015, "Midway" in 2019. 