He was a Benshi and could read and translate English scripts.
After that, he made his debut as a movie director at the company, and a work called "Nippon Sakura" released at "Daiichi Bunmeikan" on May 23, 1909 (Meiji 42). Shooting of the work is, in the 10 years after Toyojiro Takamatsu "the activities photo documentation Study Group of" radiographer the Tatsumi Iwaoka , starring the new school actor Sekine Itaruhatsu. On the 25th of the following month, he oversees " Shinjuku ", which was released at "Ushigome Civilization Hall" in Tsuji- cho, Ushigome-ku (currently 6-chome, Kagurazaka , Shinjuku-ku ). This work is said to be Japan's first work using a cutback. At the same back and forth, Kurishima Semakoromo - Kurishima Sumiko has directed the movie "New Momotaro" to appear in the father and son. Of course, both are silent movies . Edit Biography