The following year, he directed the military propaganda film "Nishizumi Senshacho den" (The Story of Lieutenant Nishizumi) starring Ken Uehara, and took second place in the ten best films.
さらに翌年、上原謙主演の戦意高揚映画『西住戦車長伝』を監督、ベスト・テン2位に入る。