In 1953, he won first place in the Silver Lion award at the same festival with his proudly directed film 'Ugetsu Monogatari' (Tales of Moon and Rain), which portrayed the mysterious beauty of Akinari UEDA's original story (his film practically won the highest prize since no film won the Golden Lion in this year).
さらに28年には、上田秋成の原作を幽玄な美で表現した自信作「雨月物語」が同映画祭でサンマルコ銀獅子賞1位を獲得(この年は金獅子賞の該当作がなく、本作が実質の最高位であった)に選ばれる。