After transferring to Nikkatsu Studio this year, he worked with Denjiro OKOCHI, who was still new to directing period dramas such as "Chokon" (long resentment) and "Ruten" (continual change), and attracted attention with furious brawl scenes and bold camera work influenced by foreign films from the U.S., Germany, Soviet Union and so on.
同年、日活撮影所に移り、まだ新人だった大河内傳次郎とコンビを組み、『長恨』、『流転』などの時代劇作品を監督、激しい乱闘シーンやアメリカ・ドイツ・ソ連など外国映画の影響を受けた大胆なカメラワークで注目を浴びる。