Moreover, in 1962, his first period drama 'Seppuku' by Shinobu HASHIMOTO's, which he himself described as 'the densest among my films' received a Jury Special Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival.
さらに37年橋本忍の脚本を得、自身でも「自作の中で最も密度が高い」と豪語した初の時代劇「切腹」でカンヌ国際映画祭審査員特別賞を受賞。