Born:
November 04, 1963
Birthplace: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Trivia:
Uses the stage name Lily Franky, which comes from his nickname Yuri which means Lily and Franky Goes to Hollywood.At the 2016 JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, was awarded the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance.His children's story book Oden-kun (Mr. Stew) was turned into an animated tv series.Vocalist of the Japanese rock band Tokyo Mood Punks.Dubs into Japanese the voice of Jesus Christ in the series South Park.Author of the best selling auto-biographical novel Tokyo tawa: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad).