His first work, Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), earned praise; he also had a brief cameo in the film itself, as a fellow samurai wearing camouflage.
Njegov prvi rad, Džim Džarmušov Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai dobio je pohvale, takođe je imao i kratku specijalnu ulogu u filmu kao kolega samuraj obučen u maskirno odelo.