During the filming of "Ugetsu Monogatari," on the other hand, Mizoguchi is said to have shown his appreciation by being the first to offer and light a cigarette when Masayuki MORI delivered a superb performance and asked 'Would anybody give me a cigarette?'
一方で『雨月物語』撮影中には、会心の演技を見せた森雅之が「誰かタバコをください」と言った時に、自ら率先してタバコを差し出し、火を点けて労ったという話もある。