Since then, Naoki grew seriously involved in film making and in March of the following year, he went as far as to start a film production company 'Rengo Eiga Geijutsuka Kyokai' (United Film Artists Association) in Nara Prefecture.
以降、直木は映画に傾倒し、翌年3月には奈良で映画製作プロダクション「連合映画芸術家協会」を旗揚げすることになる。