His mother passed away when he was eight, and so he went on tour with his father, giving performances around Japan; during this period, he also taught himself to read and write, becoming quite a bookworm in an effort to become a novelist or playwright; he soon began writing his own plays.
8歳の時に母が亡くなり、父と共に旅公演に出たが、この間に独学で読み書きを覚え、小説家、劇作家を目指すほどの読書家となり、戯曲の執筆をはじめる。