His classmate, Shigeji FUJII later became a playwright of Shochiku Kyoto Studios and a fellow of the 'Kajiwara Kinpachi Narutaki Group,' and in the grade above his was Masahiro MAKINO who was the eldest son of Shozo MAKINO, the 'Father of Japanese film.'
同級生にのちに松竹京都撮影所の脚本家となり「梶原金八鳴滝組」の仲間となる藤井滋司、1年先輩に「日本映画の父」こと牧野省三の長男・マキノ雅弘がいた。