At the time, it was said that Chaplin would not meet anyone, and the production staff was uncertain whether it would actually happen, but a confident Hagimoto set off for Switzerland. Hagimoto was given 4 days. On the first day, as feared he was told by carers that Chaplin was not available. The next day, they were able to see Chaplin in his car as he returned home but were not allowed on his property. They were advised by Toraichi Kouno, a former driver for Chaplin, that "if there was a woman he would probably meet with you" and "he likes Japanese". Hagimoto brought a Hakata doll as a gift to the house and was told by Chaplin's manager that they would take the gift, but only tell Chaplin of the visitor from Japan. On the last day, Hagimoto persisted by trying to explain that he just came to express his respect for the man, but was refused by the manager again. An angry and frustrated Hagimoto started yelling in Japanese, "That movie (full of humanism) is just a lie!" Chaplin, who overheard the commotion, came out to see what was happening, and warmly greeted him. According to Hagimoto, the manager explained that various extortionists constantly visit the house so he refused unsolicited visitors access to Chaplin.