- As a child, he was passionate about collecting cards about the life of Buddha that were used in religious classes.
- He was orphaned at the age of 3, and was taken in and raised by monks in a Zen Buddhist temple.
- He was planning on adapting the story of Lord Krishna.
- He was going to be a future priest and practiced asceticism at the Heirinji Zen Temple but soon realized that the priesthood was not for him.
- He set up his own company, Tokyo Cine Vision Ltd, which made music albums and TV documentaries.
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