After Kazuo HASEGAWA's debut, Kinugasa continued to cast him and made him a star, making the 1932 talkie "Chushingura" (The Loyal 47 Ronin) a major hit.
その後、長谷川一夫のデビュー以来、起用し続け、彼をスターにし、1932年のトーキー映画『忠臣蔵』を大ヒットに導く。