He also played the role of a witty director in the movies in Shacho (president) series, in which he acted together with Hisaya MORISHIGE and Keiju KOBAYASHI, and won a reputation as being an indispensible supporting actor in Japanese movies.
また森繁久彌、小林桂樹と共演した社長シリーズでも軽妙な重役を演じるなど、日本映画にかかせない名脇役として人気を博した。