It is known for Makino seriously embarking on the road to independent-style film, for being bustled with young people like Tomu UCHIDA from Taikatsu (Taisho Katsuei film studio) in Yokohama, and for having Teinosuke KINUGASA debut as a director.
牧野が本格的にインディペンデントに足を踏み出し、内田吐夢ら横浜の大活出身の若者たちで賑わい、衣笠貞之助を監督としてデビューさせたことで知られる。