Son of a retainer of the Jinbou Clan in Ecchuu, he entered the service of the Uesugi Clan around 1573. He supported Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Otate no Ran after Kenshin's death, in which he apparently distinguished himself; from 1583 onward he acted as diplomat for Kagekatsu. He was prone to illness, and probably died of such around 1584.