Toshiji was born and raised in Tokyo.

He started his acting career when he was 8 years old and performed in several operettas in a local theatre.

1999, Toshiji got a role of a Korean-Japanese movie. He started his professional acting career and appeared numerous  TV dramas,  films, commercials, and theatres. 2005, Toshiji decided to move to New York to enhance his acting skills and experience as an international actor. 

He has studied with Austin Pendleton at HB Studio, performed in theatre and appeared in films as well as TV series. His credits include Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, The Shanghai Gesture (Mirror Rep), The Bar-Man in In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel (Tennessee Wiliams), Lun Tha in The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein) and Ryumin in Summerfolk (Maxim Gorky), Solyony in Three Sisters (Chekhov) and The Wind-Up bird Chronicle (World Premiere in UK, Edinburgh International Festival). Film: Hungry for Gold, Raft, Music and Lyrics, TV: How To Make It In America(HBO), Cashmere Mafia(ABC) and more.  Currently, He lives in New York City.