He made the top ten of the "Kinema Junpo" (Cinema quarter) six times, and this number is unexpectedly small in comparison with his fame, because many of his films were too unique that they used to be ranked between 11th and 20th.
名声に比べキネマ旬報ベストテン入選は6回と意外に少ないが、11位～20位あたりで評価される異色作が多い。