He studied under famous people such as Kenkichi HARA, Minoru SHIBUYA, Noboru NAKAMURA, and he directed the movie, "Izu no Enkashi" (street performer of pop songs in Izu) (main actor was Keiji SADA) for the first time while his position was still assistant director in 1952.
原研吉、渋谷実、中村登らの名匠に師事し、昭和27年助監督待遇のまま『伊豆の艶歌師』（主演佐田啓二）を初監督。