It is surprising that he spent his 60-year director life without belonging to specific companies for the long term and also continued to shoot with little absence in the sagging Japanese film industry.
なお、60年の監督生活を長期間特定の会社に専属することなく過ごし、なおかつ低落し続ける日本映画界でほとんどブランクなく撮り続けた実績は驚異的である。