He was outstanding in the Japanese film world for his sense of rhythm created by the images composed of fragmented cuts and his up-tempo tense sequences, and in this sense, he is comparable to his senior associate at TOHO, Kon ICHIKAWA.
細かいカット割りを積み重ねた映像のリズム感、たたみかけるテンポの良さは、東宝の先輩である市川崑と並んで日本映画でも群を抜いている。