Born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China (currently Changchun City). He spent his childhood in Manchuria because his father worked for the South Manchuria Railway. Although he went on to Nihon University, he rarely attended lectures and spent most of the day reading and watching movies. In 1946, Toho participated in the study listening to the assistant director recruitment, passed in which 200 people to apply. Hiroshi Inagaki and Ishirō Honda, while he served as assistant director of the et al., He coordinated the adjustment of the schedule between the staff and performers who need to film production, the know-how, such as budget management. During the Toho dispute, he was not directly involved in the dispute because he was on location in a rural area, and he formed an instant theater company with the staff and actors he was with to secure the company's income. In 1959, he was promoted to director in " Osorubeki hiasuka". Since then, subjected to a sunset period from the movie golden age in Toho, Wakadaisho series youth movies, such as the Godzilla series and other special effects movies. He directed works of various genres, including action films and comedy films. The exclusive contract with Toho was cancelled at the end of "The War in Space " released in 1977, and the following year, he became the main director of the internationally broadcasted TV movie " Saiyuki " and made it a hit (Toho is in charge of special effects). After that, he established a movie professional and spent the rest of his life making documentary films such as the "Setagaya Bunkajin Series". He died December 3, 2000, of lung cancer at 77 years old. Watch drama online for free.