Mitsuo left for Manchuria in June following Negishi with respect, and took up the position of general manager of the production department, while experiencing a lot of hardship in a foreign country where language, natural conditions, and customs were different.
光雄も6月に根岸を慕って満州に渡り、満映の製作部長として言葉の通じず自然条件も風習も違う異国で苦労を重ねる。