Longing for the animated films of Walt Disney he watched in his childhood, he entered the animation division of J.O. Studio (later, Toho Kyoto Film Studio) in Kyoto through a connection of his relatives, and worked as an animator.
少年時代に見たウォルト・ディズニーのアニメ映画にあこがれ、親戚の伝手で京都のJ.Oスタヂオ（のち東宝京都撮影所）の動画部門に入り、アニメーターをつとめる。