Born in Vancouver to a Japanese mother and a French father, Jai Tatsuto West speaks fluent English, French, and Japanese. His acting career began in his teens as a series regular on the popular children's show "Kidzone", followed by many roles in television and film in the US and Canada, including guest appearances in "The Surrogate", "Once in a Blue Moon", "Highlander", "The Odyssey", and "21 Jump Street".

In Japan, he has starred in high-grossing feature films such as "Worst Contact", "Bus Panic", and "Private Detective Mike", as well as appearing in several high-profile TV commercials.

In 2004, he took on a key role in the Japanese box office hit "Survive Style 5+", the directorial debut of acclaimed advertising industry creative duo Tada Taku and Sekiguchi Gen.

He has also received praise for the poetry he creates under the pseudonym "Lotus Chamelion". Edit Biography