As main works in which he appeared in that period, there are "Enjo" (burning), "Kagi" (key) (directed by Kon ICHIKAWA), "Ukikusa" (Floating Weeds), "Kohayagawa-ke no Aki" (The End of Summer) (directed by Yasujiro OZU), "Donzoko" (rock bottom) (directed by Akira KUROSAWA) and "Kari no tera" (Temple of the Wild Geese) (directed by Yuzo KAWASHIMA).
当時の主な出演作には『炎上_(映画)』『鍵』（市川崑監督）、『浮草』『小早川家の秋』（小津安二郎監督）、『どん底(1957年の映画)』（黒澤明監督）、『雁の寺』（川島雄三監督）などが挙げられる。