At the beginning of 1940, at the age of 17, she retired from the Takarazuka revue and entered Nikkatsu Corporation, in which she was selected for the role 'Otsu' in "Miyamoto Musashi" with Chiezo Kataoka in the title role directed by Hiroshi INAGAKI to make her movie debut; the movie was released on March 31in the same year.
1940年（昭和15年）初めに17歳で退団、日活に入社、稲垣浩監督、片岡千恵蔵主演の『宮本武蔵』の「お通」役に抜擢されて華々しくスクリーンデビュー、同作は同年3月31日に公開された。