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He is the second son of Shigeyama ShimeⅡ, the Okura-style Kyogen master, studying under his father and grandfather Shigeyama Sensaku Ⅳ and his great-grandfather Shigeyama SensakuⅢ. He made his stage debut in 1983 with Narihira-Mochi with the role of warabe (child), and went on to perform Senzai in 1994 and Sanbasō in 2001. He is active in a wide range of genres such as television, movies, and publishing. His book Let’s go to Kyogen with Shigeyama Motohiko and Shigeyama Ippei is published by Shunposha.