While Nouvelle Vague directors broke away from Shochiku, he pursued a career as a company director, continuing the 'Shochiku Ofuna style' (named after the company's studios), with works focusing on comedies including "Shitamachi no Taiyo" (The Sunshine Girl) and "Baka Marudashi" (Honest Fool).
ヌーヴェルヴァーグ派が松竹から独立して行く中、松竹大船調路線の後継者として『下町の太陽』、『馬鹿まるだし』等のコメディを中心とした作品で企業内監督の道を歩む。