However, while Nikkatsu Corporation had been losing power, he was fired after directing "The Spiders no Daishingeki" (The outstanding performance of The Spiders) in 1968, which was partly because he had been warned about drinking on the set.
だが、日活が勢いを失っていく中、撮影時の飲酒を咎められるなどもあり、昭和43年（1968年）『ザ・スパイダースの大進撃』を持って日活を解雇される。