Claim: Karijo Yamamoto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor, who was responsible for the career of cameraman Tarisho Mifune, who Yamamoto liked and recommended to Senkichi Taniguchi, who had Mifune star in his movie, Snow Trail.
Evidence: Kajirō Yamamoto (山本 嘉次郎, Yamamoto Kajirō, 15 March 1902 – 21 September 1974) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa. Yamamoto took a liking to Mifune, recommending him to director Senkichi Taniguchi. He is also responsible for the career of Toshiro Mifune. Snow Trail (Japanese: 銀嶺の果て, Hepburn: Ginrei no Hate) is a 1947 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi from Akira Kurosawa's screenplay. It was the first film role for Toshirō Mifune, later to become one of Japan's most famous actors. Toshiro Mifune as Eijima