On February 26 of the same year, he also appeared on the platform as a successive administrative director at the party celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Directors Guild of Japan where the film had been introduced for the first time.
また同年2月26日この作品披露会見を兼ねた日本映画監督協会の創立70周年祝賀パーティーにも歴代理事長として壇上に上がる。