On the variety show Shabontama Holiday, the action with the great Hiroshi Inuzuka is famous. He has a history of songwriting activities and composed funky three singles like "Nakanaka Not Found", Mieko Hirota's single "Looking at Tomorrow" (both songs are written by Yukio Aoshima) under the real name Chisato Sakurai. He is also active as an actor and has appeared in many movies and television shows such as ""The Lovable Tramp"" (Shochiku) and ""Kureji ogon sakusen"" (Toho). Sakurai often played in Yoji Yamada's "It's Tough Being a Man." He also active as a supporting actor on stage. The character "Auntie Senri" who appeared in the Dainihon Jochugiku Company commercial is also famous. The word "Ruchonki" Sakurai said in this commercial became a buzzword at the time. During his life, Sakurai had a deep knowledge of classical music and opera, and often wrote manuscripts for trade magazines.