平将門
In the postwar years, he completed epic historical novels such as "Moko Kitaru" ("Mongol Attack"), "Taira no Masakado" and "Ten to Chi to" ("Heaven and Earth", 1960–1962), which formed the basis of some equally epic movies. He won the 16th Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1968, and was made a member of the review committee for the Naoki Prize in 1970.