At the same time, he also established an independent production company 'Gendai Production' in 1952, and also had been active as a director including the release of "Kanikosen"(The Crab Cannery Ship), the first movie he directed in the next year.
一方、1952年には独立プロ「現代ぷろだくしょん」を設立し、翌年第1回監督作品『蟹工船』を発表するなど映画監督としても活躍した。