After Imamura left Shochiku and began working at Nikkatsu, Kawashima also left Shochiku to work at Nikkatsu, and Urayama--who had failed Shochiku's exam for directors--managed to enter Nikkatsu through the good offices of film director Seijun SUZUKI.
今村が松竹から日活へ移籍した後、川島が同じく日活に移籍、また監督試験で「松竹に落選」した浦山が鈴木清順監督の計らいで日活入所となった。