In the same year, though he quit Nikkatsu Studio and moved to Kokusai Katsuei (Kokkatsu), he quit Kokkatsu due to slumping business and took to the road for rensa geki (combined performance of film and theatrical staging).
また同年、日活撮影所を退社して国際活映（国活）に移ったものの、経営不振のため、国活を出て連鎖劇の巡業を始めた。