After that, he was unlucky because works such as "Senjo no kataki yakusoku" (literally, Firm Pledge at the Battlefield) were put on hold due to the question of profitability raised by Shochiku.
その後、『戦場の固き約束』などが、興行上の採算性に対する疑義で松竹側からお蔵入りにされるなどの不遇に遭う。