When Osanai established the 'Shochiku Cinema Laboratory,' he joined him and was involved in the first production "Rojo no Reikon" (Souls on The Road) as both a director and an actor.
小山内が「松竹キネマ研究所」を設立すると行動をともにし、その最初の作品『路上の霊魂』の監督、出演をこなす。