In 1948, shortly after the end of the Pacific War, a group of young people gathered at Kamakura Academia and started performing theatrically. Their activities included not only stage plays with actors, but also puppet shows. Eventually, they established a specialized puppet theater company, the Hitomi Puppet Theater, and have continued to perform a wide range of activities to this day.
Many of his stage works have won the Tokyo Children's Drama Competition Excellence Award and the NHK Award. In addition to works for children, he has also created many Shakespeare plays such as "King Lear" (Haiyuza Theatre, New National Theatre), plays by Kobo Abe and Kyoka Izumi, and puppet shows for adults. At the same time, he also studies and preserves traditional puppetry such as "Otome Bunraku."
With the advent of the age of film and television, they produced works such as "Hyokkori Hyoutanjima," "The 11 People of Nekojara City," "Kagemaru of Iga," "Fuefuki Doji," and "The Red Peacock." They have also produced major works such as the film "The Adventures of Oanamuchi," which was co-produced with Kyodo Eigasha. Their activities span the whole of Japan, but in recent years they have expanded overseas to the United States, Canada, China, and other countries. They also place great importance on activities linked to the local community, particularly in their hometown of Kawasaki, including the "Kawasaki Civic Plaza Puppet Festival," which has been running for 20 years.
