He was abusive to Ayako WAKAO, calling her 'Hey, Kid!' without ever calling her name when directing "Gion bayashi," and also saying to her, 'You have ugly features' when filming "Akasen chitai."
『祇園囃子』の際、若尾文子に対して決して名前を呼ばず「おい､子供」、『赤線地帯』の際には「顔の造作が悪い」と罵倒した。