When Nakahira took an exam for the first recruitment of assistant director for Shochiku Ofuna Studios after the war, he achieved brilliant results except for an essay question, in which he got the worst score.
松竹大船撮影所の戦後第1回助監督募集の試験の時、中平は筆記試験では極めて優秀な成績であったが、論文だけは最低点だった。