| When he was a student preparing for a school entrance exam a year after having failed the one the previous year and upon graduating high school, he contributed a satirical scenario to a public magazine 'Ningen Kigeki' (Human Comedy), which won a prize as one of the five honorable mentions (the title was 'Mr. Goemon'). |
高等学校を出て浪人中に、雑誌「人間喜劇」の諷刺シナリオの公募に出品して佳作5本の中に入選（題名は「ミスター・ゴエモン」）。 |