In 1972, he improved his reputation with "Yakusoku" (The Rendezvous), a film depicting the brief love between a female prisoner on parole played by Keiko KISHI and a burglar played by Kenichi HAGIWARA.
1972年、岸惠子扮する仮釈放の女囚と萩原健一扮する強盗犯との短い恋を描いた『約束』で評価を高めた。