[1] After editing the film magazine Jidai Eiga, he joined the Shochiku studio in 1956.
[2] Moving from the Kyoto to Ofuna Studio, he wrote screenplays for Yoji Yamada's comedies and made his directorial debut in 1969 with Woman Can't Be Beaten.
[1][2][3] Known for his earthy, acerbic comedy, he also directed one episode of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
[6] He also received a special grand award for his career at the 25th Yokohama Film Festival in 1994.
[7] Pecoross' Mother and Her Days was selected as the best film of 2013 in the critics' polls conducted by both the Kinema Junpo[8] and Eiga Geijutsu magazines.