In 1989 he again won three directorial prizes, the Japan Academy Prize, the Kinema Junpo Prize, and the Nikkan Sports Film Prize, for his film "Kuroi ame" (Black Rain).
1989年日本アカデミー賞監督賞・キネマ旬報賞監督賞・日刊スポーツ映画大賞監督賞　『黒い雨(映画)』