The company hired Sadao YAMANAKA, who was a member of 'Kinpachi KAJIWARA', which was a group of script writers that proved their ability in talkie scripts, and Yamanaka shot "Soshun KOCHIYAMA" with Nikkatsu, and his disciple assistant director Ryo HAGIWARA (film director) gained and adapted the original script of Yamanaka to make a debut as a director in "Ochazuke Samurai" (literally, "rice soup samurai"), starring Minoru TAKASE.
1936年（昭和11年）には、トーキー脚本に力を見せた脚本家グループ「梶原金八」のメンバーである山中貞雄を起用、山中が『河内山宗俊』を日活との提携で撮り、また、その弟子の助監督・萩原遼(映画監督)が、山中の原作を得て自ら脚色し、高勢実乗を主演にした『お茶づけ侍』で監督としてデビューした。