He succeeded in a variety of fields including big literary works such as "Sasameyuki," "Ohan," "Rokumeikan" (a play), "Kofuku" (Happiness) (the film in 1981) adapted from a foreign mystery, a period drama "Chushingura forty seven assassins," "Doraheita," and "Ka chan" (Mother).
さらに『細雪』、『おはん』、『鹿鳴館(戯曲)』などの文芸大作、海外ミステリーを翻案した『幸福(1981年の映画)』、時代劇『忠臣蔵四十七人の刺客』、『どら平太』、『かあちゃん』など、多彩な領域で成果を収める。