Makino remained as the head of studio while Mikito YAMANE, who was then 31 years old, was appointed to the deputy head, but the studio was burnt down by an accidental fire in March of the same year.
牧野がひきつづき所長、31歳の山根幹人を所長代理にしてリスタートするも、同年3月には失火により焼失。