In 1979, he won three directorial prizes, the Blue Ribbon Prize, the Japan Academy Prize, and the Kinema Junpo Prize for his film "Fukushu suru wa ware ni ari."
1979年ブルーリボン賞監督賞・日本アカデミー賞監督賞・キネマ旬報賞監督賞　『復讐するは我にあり』