Born as a grandson of Kabuki actor, Choemon Bando. Started acting at 5 in his father's company called Zenshin-Za, which produced both Kabuki and modern plays. Graduating from City College of New York as performing Arts major, has been acting in Tokyo and New York in theatres such as Project theatre, La MaMa ETC, Spectrum Stage, Ubu repertory theatre, etc. Works include Requiem of Meridian by Junji Kinoshita directed by Jukichi Uno, Salonika by Louise Page, Sansho, the Bailiff (workshop production) directed by Andreji Wadjda, Macbeth by Dance theatre Group, Pappa Tarahumara directed by Hiroshi Koike. Also performed in festivals in Europe: Project Theater production Skin Show (Vienna Festival '91), T.S.E. and other works by Robert Wilson (Gibelina Festival, Sicily '94).

In 97, established Theatre Japan Productions, Inc. in NY and presented and directed Love Suicides at Amijima by Chikamatsu at LaMaMa ETC.

In 98, directed workshop production of YAYA by Seiichi Yashiro in Paris.

In 99, Written and directed his original play Kagekiyo Detained at LaMaMa ETC, which was subsequently produced in Theatre X(CAI) in Tokyo.

In 2000, Kagekiyo Detained was revived in Tokyo (Theatre X).

Member: Actor's Equity Association, SAG