- He was intimate and social with the local Kyoto Yakuza boss. The local yakuza often did work on the set Of Daiei films.
- His Daiei Studio went broke in 1971, but made a come-back later.
- He would purchase and own the Daiei Stars baseball team named after his film studio.
- He was a gambler and partook in horse race gambling.
- He was a political wheeler and dealer supporting the establishment party LDP and Kono Ichiro.
- He was drinking buddies with Wakao Ayako, Yamamoto Fujiko, Machiko Kyo and Hasegawa Kazuo.
- He started his career as a tour guide at Nikkatsu Film.
- He was famous for his profuse self-congratulation and high self-esteem.
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