Biography
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at Nikkatsu's Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as Robō no ishi and Mud and Soldiers, both of which starred Isamu Kosugi.
Directed 29
1960s
- 1968
Scrap Collectors
Director
- 1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Director
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
Run, Genta, Run!
Director
- 1960
Shinran, Part II
Director
Shinran
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Stream of Youth
Director
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1952
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
Director
- 1951
Yukiwarisō
Director
1940s
- 1949
- 1945
Victory Song
Director
- 1943
Navy
Director
- 1941
You and I
Director
1930s
- 1939
Explosion!
Director
- 1938
Five Scouts
Director
- 1934
Tsuki yori no shisha
Director
- 1932
Daughter and Springtime
Director
- 1931
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Director
- 1930
Behold This Mother
Director
1920s
- 1928
Kekkon nijuso: zenpen
Director
Wrote 9
1950s
- 1959
The Stream of Youth
Screenplay
- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
- 1952
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
Writer
1940s
- 1943
Navy
Writer
1930s
- 1938
Five Scouts
Original Story