After working as a waiter at Teigeki Bungei-bu, he took a job of Shosei (a student who is given room and board in exchange for performing domestic duties) for Sagoromo KURISHIMA (Sumiko KURISHIMA's father-in-law) and 石川木舟.
帝劇文芸部の給仕を経て、栗島狭衣（栗島すみ子の義父）や石川木舟の書生として働いた。