He never stayed still on the director's chair and worked diligently, walking around more actively than his assistant directors, and his manor of working brought about an anecdote; when a visitor to the studio asked him where was the director, he pretended to be ignorant by pointing out to the lighting director.
ディレクターズチェアにほとんど座ることなく助監督以上にこまめに立ち働く演出ぶりは、見学者に「監督はどの人でしょう?」と尋ねられ、照明監督を指してとぼけたというエピソードにも表れている。