In 1946 after World War II, he came back with the democracy film 'Josei no shori' (The Victory of Women) featuring Kinuyo, but his movies remained unsuccessful, possibly affected by his utter failure of 'Genroku chushingura.'
戦後は21年に絹代出演の民主主義的映画「女性の勝利」で復帰したが、「元禄忠臣蔵」での大失敗が尾を引いたのか不調が続いた。