It showed pictures of friends. Later the excellent retrospective Pastime Paradise was published in Dec. 2000. It showed all her major work over the years including her famous family nudes. Worked as an editor for a publishing house until 1963 when he goes freelance photographer. Nagatomo Jimusho Inc. Mostly women, glamor, and celebrities.
Photos appear in magazines, posters, calendars, catalogs, and celebrity photo books.
Studied applied chemistry at Waseda Univ., Tokyo. Member of the university's photography club. Employed at Kurashiki Rayon Company, Tokyo before becoming a freelance photographer. Became deeply interested in mummies. His sensational photos of mummies earned him the Newcomer Prize in 1966.