Regardless, Nikkatsu was already greatly indebted to Makino, and shaking off the condition of 'would not produce entertainment movies,' he began the production of "Chuji KUNISADA," an original work by Rifu YUKITOMO, which was a killer title of shinkoku-geki (realistic period-drama).
いずれにしても、すでに牧野は日活に大きな貸しをつくり、「興行映画の製作をしない」という条件も振り払い、新国劇のキラータイトルである行友李風原作の『国定忠治』の製作に入った。