Born in Changchun , Manchuria during the Qing Dynasty . graduating from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Commercial School in 1928, died in 1985.

KNOWN FOR

The Happicoat Comedian
1960
Funny Fellows
1956
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
Wakôdo no uta
1951
Downtown
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
Fox and Raccoon
1959
Devils-in-Law
1968
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
New Wives’ Meeting
1949
The Daphne
1966
Ôban
1957

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
71
Writing
2
1969
Travels of Lord Mito
Director
1968
Kawachi fūten zoku
Director
1968
Devils-in-Law
Director
1968
Young Challengers
Director
1966
The Daphne
Director
1966
Night in Bangkok
Director
1964
The Naked Executive
Director
1964
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Director
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Director
1963
Miren
Director
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
Director
1962
Star of Hong Kong
Director
1962
Born in Sin
Director
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
Director
1961
Different Sons
Director
1961
Lovers of Ginza
Director
1960
This Greedy Old Skin
Director
1960
The Happicoat Comedian
Director
1959
Fox and Raccoon
Director
1959
Young Lovers
Director
1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Director
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Director
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
Director
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Director
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Director
1957
Ôban
Director
1957
Downtown
Director
1956
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Director
1956
The President's Boss
Director
1956
The President Talks Bank
Director
1956
The Good-Natured Couple
Director
1956
Funny Fellows
Director
1955
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Director
1954
The Pleasures of Vice
Director
1954
One Night of Love
Director
1953
About Love
Director
1953
Sunflower Girl
Director
1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Director
1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
Director
1952
Oka wa hanazakari
Director
1951
Weeping Doll
Director
1951
Wakai musumetachi
Director
1951
Wakôdo no uta
Director
1950
Beyond the Hills
Director
1950
Red Peony of Night
Director
1950
Wife and the Female Reporter: A Crisis of Young Love
Director
1949
A Woman's Fight
Director
1949
New Wives’ Meeting
Director
1949
Masquerade Ball
Director
1948
Living Image
Director
1948
Utsukushiki hyō
Director
1947
Invitation to Happiness
Director
1947
The Hopeful Family
Director
1946
Aru yo no seppun
Director
1946
The Brick Factory Girl
Director
1946
瓢箪から出た駒
Director
1945
Sugata naki teki
Director
1944
Chi no tsume moji
Director
1943
The Sky Is Blue
Director
1942
Umineko no minato
Director
1940
Banzuiin Chōbei
Director
1940
Hideko the Cheerleader
Director
1938
Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen
Director
1934
Happy Daughter
Director
1932
The Story of Wu Fong / Gijin Goho
Director
1931
Kekko
Director
1931
Shunjū nagadosu
Director
1931
Matsuyama ōnami gōjitsudan
Director
1931
Kyokotsu dâtekurabê
Director
1930
Ōsaraba denji
Director
1930
Oshiroi kumo
Director