On September 1 of the same year, Mizoguchi moved to Nikkatsu's Taishogun Studio due to the Great Kanto Earthquake, and made fine films such as 'Toge no uta' (The Song of the Mountain Pass) and 'Daichi wa hohoemu' (The Earth Smiles).
同年9月1日の関東大震災のため京都の大将軍撮影所に移り、「峠の唄」「大地は微笑む」などの佳作を手がけた。