He was awarded the Arts Festival (Culture Agency) Education Minister's Award for "Bakushu" in 1951 and the same award and the UK Sutherland Award for "Tokyo Monogatari" in 1958.
1951年『麦秋』で芸術祭(文化庁)文部大臣賞、1958年『東京物語』で同賞および英国サザランド賞受賞。