However in 1982, he worked on Toho's 50th anniversary film "Maboroshi no Mizuumi" (Lake of Illusions) as not only a screenwriter but also as producer, original author and director but had the bitter experience of seeing the film being pulled after only one week.
しかし1982年、脚本だけでなく製作、原作、監督もこなした東宝創立50周年記念映画『幻の湖』がわずか1週間で興行打ち切りと言う憂き目にあう。