He is often thought of as an action movie director, but he has left pieces in various fields such as the film adaptions of "Fukkatsu no hi" ("Virus"), originally by Sakyo KOMATSU, "Kataku no hito," originally by Kazuo DAN, historical pieces such as "The Shogun's Samurai : Yagyu Clan Conspiracy" and "Makai tensho" ("Samurai Reincarnation"), and "Omocha" ("The Geisha House"), ranging from literary works to science fiction.
またアクション映画の監督と見られがちだが、小松左京原作の『復活の日』や檀一雄原作の『火宅の人』の映像化、『柳生一族の陰謀』や『魔界転生』といった時代劇、『おもちゃ』のような文芸作品からサイエンス・フィクションまで、幅広い作品を残している。