When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and worked for such producers as Shozo Makino before going independent to make his best known film, A Page of Madness (1926).
Ketika sinema Jepang mulai menggunakan aktris pada awal 1920an, ia beralih menjadi sutradara dan bekerja untuk produser-produser seperti Shozo Makino sebelum membuat film terkenalnya, A Page of Madness (1926).