As his high school student, Shigeru Naruke of Fried Egg and Hiro Tsunoda scouted him for a professional band. It was after that that he joined up with Mr. Kato.
What is he now, like 80? How does he still move his fingers so well? He must be one of the longest lasting guitarists ever to keep playing, this guy was literally playing way back in the early 1970's. I know Japanese tend to last long in their bodies, but I think he even is lasting especially long even for a Japanese person.