He was a scriptwriter exclusively for the theater group 'Taisho-za' at Shochiku's Kyoto Kyogoku No.2, but after a fire, the theater lost its popularity and he entered the Shochiku Kamata Studios.
松竹の京都第二京極にある芝居小屋「大正座」の座付作者だったが、火事のため人気が低下し、松竹蒲田撮影所に入社。