 He wrote an autobiographical essay, "Youth Forgotten Things" ("Novel Shincho", January-December, 1968 ) at the request of the editor in charge in 1968 (Showa 43).He introduced a fictional character named his old friend `` Rueyoshi Inoue ", but this work, which drew memories of the youth era, who enjoyed theater, reading, traveling, eating and walking, was set in Kabutocho before the war and received strong support from readers..