In February 1955, he left Shochiku, a movie company that solely supported the Japanese kabuki art, and joined Takarazuka Eiga Co., Ltd. (Takarazuka is the name of Japan's only girls' opera troupe, and "eiga" means "movies"), which was a dummy operation of the Toho movie company, as this company's actor under an exclusive contract.
1955年2月　松竹を離脱し、東宝のダミー会社・宝塚映画専属俳優になる。