The reason he gave for leaving the Kurosawa-gumi was that 'no matter how much he contributed to a Kurosawa film, it was only director Kurosawa who received credit.'
この黒澤組からの離脱理由に「どんなに自分が黒澤映画へ貢献しても結局、黒澤監督一人の手柄となるから。」としている。