The Hidden Fortress
After co-producing "The Hidden Fortress", Fujimoto had the task as Toho's head of production of convincing Kurosawa to form his own production company. He had to convince Kurosawa that his own production company would be to his advantage, even though the main reason Toho wanted Kurosawa to form his own production company was to avoid the risk of cost overruns as had happened on "The Hidden Fortress". Fujimoto then became a board member of Kurosawa Productions.