| In addition, the big-name actors Chiezo KATAOKA and Utaemon ICHIKAWA, who were also board members of the company, were forced to terminate their exclusivity contracts, even though they stayed on as board members, and Utaemon retired from acting. |
また取締役俳優である片岡千恵蔵、市川右太衛門の両御大の専属契約が切られ（取締役の地位は留任）、右太衛門は映画から引退。 |