His incident with Kanjuro ARASHI, who could not bear the harsh circumstances of the filming on location for "Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo" and tried to run away only to be forced by Imamura to return, is also very well known.
『神々の深き欲望』の過酷な撮影現場に耐え切れず脱走を試みては連れ戻されたという嵐寛寿郎のエピソードは有名。