Vyštudoval architektúru na univerzite v Kjóto kde získal titul bakalára v roku 1957. Inžiniersky titul dostal na Tokijskej univerzite, pod dohľadom Kenza Tangea v roku 1959.
He came to prominence for the plays Madame Pearl and Father Returns, but his ample support for the Imperial Japanese war effort led to his marginalization in the postwar period. [1 ] He was also the head of Daiei Motion Picture Company…