Additional Work
Although he has starred in television ads for Suntory beer and brandy, he does not like alcohol.
In 2001, he starred in the television miniseries Ashitaga Arusa ("There's Always a Tomorrow"). Named after a famous song by Kyu Sakamoto, it ran from April 21 to July 30 and also starred many Yoshimoto Kōgyō geinin, including Cocorico. In fall of 2001, it was made into a feature film.
He is the voice of Shrek in the Japanese language dub of the animated Shrek films. He was personally selected by producer Jeffrey Katzenberg to take on the role.
He worked as a guest sportscaster for Fuji Television at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
On Gaki no Tsukai, he demonstrated his inability to be physically affected by dizziness by running in a straight line with no difficulties after being spun around exactly a hundred times. He speculates there is something wrong with his semicircular canal.
He and his partner, Matsumoto, were referenced in Max Brooks' World War Z zombie novel.
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