In 1948, he dropped out of Tokyo University and applied to become an assistant director at Shochiku Ofuna Studios, a position that was being advertized for the first time since the war, because he adored the film director Yuzo KAWASHIMA.
昭和23年（1948年）、東京大学を中退し、川島雄三監督に憧れ松竹大船撮影所の戦後第1回助監督募集に応募した。