After he graduated from Yonago Shoyogakko (Yonago commercial and sericultural institute) (present Tottori Prefectural Yonagominami High School), he went to Tokyo, and after he graduated from the Commercial Department of the Professional Course at Meiji University, he joined Toho Co., Ltd. to become an assistant film director.
米子商蚕学校（現鳥取県立米子南高等学校）卒業後上京し、明治大学専門部商科卒業後、1943年に東宝に入社し助監督となる。