When he saw youngsters including Kinji FUKASAKU playing mah-jong all the time without any motivation, he did not blame them for their behavior, but rather made them laugh telling them erotic stories.
やる気をなくし麻雀ばかりしていた若き日の深作欣二らを怒ることもなく、みんなで集まりエロ話をして笑わせていたという。