Although they started shooting the film, "Sonno" (The Loyalists), originally scripted and directed by Seika SHIBA, at Azuma Studio in Tokyo in early 1926, it was decided that Shochiku would distribute their films starting with "Sonno" as a result of negotiations with Shochiku during its shooting.
つづく1926年（大正15年）初頭の志波オリジナル脚本による監督作『尊王』も東京の吾嬬撮影所で撮影していたが、撮影中に松竹からの交渉を受け、同作から松竹キネマが配給することとなった。