Bill Shozan Schultz moved to Japan in the spring of 1985 to study shakuhachi under the renowned Grandmaster Koyama Seizan sensei. In February 1993, he received his Shihan certificate (Master) from the Tozan School of shakuhachi and was awarded the name "Shozan." He has performed in the soundtracks of films, including The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer and Snow Falling on Cedars by James Newton Howard.