In the same year, he worked as an assistant director for "Akatsuki no gassho" (Dawn Chorus, directed by Hiroshi SHIMIZU) and "Kaze kaoru niwa" (Garden with Fresh Breeze, directed by Hideo OBA), and then he was called up for military service.
同年、『暁の合唱』（清水宏監督）、『風薫る庭』（大庭秀雄監督）に助監督として就いたのち、応召する。