He was selected as one of the eight members (Seijun SUZUKI, Zenzo MATSUYAMA, Buichi SAITO, Kazuo INOUE, Chisato IKOMA, Yugoro IMAI, and Tadashi ARIMOTO) among 1,500 applicants and entered Shochiku Co., Ltd.
1500人中8人（鈴木清順、松山善三、斉藤武市、井上和男、生駒千里、今井雄五郎、有本正）の内に撰ばれ、松竹入社。